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author; writer; novelist; artist

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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pure

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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original work

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light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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writer

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definition

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer

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brief glimpse of a woman's underwear

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original author (of a work)

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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novel; (short) story

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maiden work; debut work

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famous; fame

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journal; magazine; periodical

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main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

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half share; half a man

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

6

omen

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little by little

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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pure literature; belles-lettres

4

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

5

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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boy; man; male

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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literature

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

5

to do

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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even

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very deeply

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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complication

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modern society

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