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literature

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

2

middle and high-school students

1

pencil

4

fantasy

1

horror

1

drawing or writing in pencil

1

spaceship

1

let's; let's do

1

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

2

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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title

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frog

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goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

2

first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

5

inking a pencil sketch

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four-panel comic strip; yonkoma

2

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

1

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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years later

3

to reread; to read again

3

original intention; initial resolution

2

please

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

lecture

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to write a novel

3

professor; teaching; instruction

1

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

2

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer

1

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

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

1

performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)

1

next time (occasion)

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

14

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

engagement ring

1

wedding ring; wedding band

8

delivery; transfer; hand-over

1

nine o'clock

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early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks

1

nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly

1

life or death; existence; destiny

4