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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to join hands (with)

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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library; book collection; paperback book

5

heavy

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on the chopping board

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author

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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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client; requester

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

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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number of copies; circulation

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Murakami Haruki (1949-)

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Kazuo Ishiguro (1954.11.8-)

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thought; idea; ideology

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

literary prize

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whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

election; selection; choice

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

1

to estimate

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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commentator

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one's own literary work

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

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

3

why; how

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

Tsujimura

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to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

1

this piece; this work

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subject; theme; motif

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

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utmost limits; extremity; limit

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resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)

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