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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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title

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series

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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ambition; aspiration

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reprinting; rerecording

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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degree; extent

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Haruko

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himself; yourself; herself

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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conclusion; completion

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm

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seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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life; living; I; me; student

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first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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Libra (constellation); the Scales

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type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

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novelist; fiction writer

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multi-

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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refinement; elegance; grace

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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in someone (else's) name

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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wings

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first issue

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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professional

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

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show

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cloud; crowd

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dreams; fantasy; visions

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written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

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the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem

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beautiful story

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absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting

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stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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choice

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