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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

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it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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Yokoyama Mitsuteru (1934.6.18-2004.4.15)

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boss; governor; headman

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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eleven; 11; jack

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many years; a long time

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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friend; acquaintance

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to have the nerve to

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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reply; answer; response

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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packing tape

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back (of the body)

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cohesion; adhesion

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material; substance; matter

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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how; in what way; by what means

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roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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twelve; 12; queen

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already published

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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comedy

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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Faust

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

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massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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south

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Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

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before meals

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