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literary art; literary activity; writing

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

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to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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to do so; to do thus

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

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cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

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freely; frankly; without reserve

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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book; literary work

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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

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one's own style; self-taught manner

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paperback

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English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

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to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)

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complete works; complete collection; complete series

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

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in all directions

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composition

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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person's name

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rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

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several tens

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entrance examination

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(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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measuring by eye

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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all you want; as much as one wants

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east

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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virtue; charm; merit; good point

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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north-west

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national university

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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