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library; book collection; paperback book

158

first edition

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

4

work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

2

four

9

once a year

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

3

Kafū

1

criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation

2

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

5

on the street; around town; the world; the public

1

circulation; dissemination

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

6

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

9

seven

7

monthly magazine

1

for fun; half in jest

2

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

Nosaka Akiyuki (1930.10-)

1

editing; compilation

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

imitation of classical styles

1

writing style

1

direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt

1

a certain ...; some ...

4

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

4

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

1

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

3

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

8

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

13

small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

1

humorous writing

2

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

3

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

55

plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

4

... years old; age (of) ...

13

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

61

experience; history; record; career

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

prostitute

1