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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)

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alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

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Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)

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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

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neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures

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Meikyo Kokugo Dictionary

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Taishukan (publisher)

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the former

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colloquialism; colloquial language; slang

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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the latter

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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is not; am not; are not

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

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encyclopedia; cyclopedia

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Japan Knowledge

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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article; news story; report; account

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how; in what way; how about

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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

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notes; comment; remark; annotation

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profile

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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publication

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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

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joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company

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since; henceforth

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several years

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almost; roughly; approximately

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editing; compilation

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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(one's) life

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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chief; main; principal; important

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modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)

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