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text; script; this book

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blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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publication; issue

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17x11cm paperback books

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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that year; same year; same age

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title; index; heading; headline; caption

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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works cited; references

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Nagai

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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Sakamoto Toshio

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Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)

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Hanawa Kazuichi

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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house; hall; building

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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the first and second; a few

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(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine

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storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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library; book collection; paperback book

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ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)

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external link

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terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

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link; directory entry; rink

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

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to be

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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