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Noun
1. setting sun
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. decline (e.g. of industry)
Wikipedia definition
3. The Setting Sunis a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It was published in 1947 and is set in Japan after World War II. Principal characters are the siblings Kazuko and Naoji, and their elderly mother. The story shows a family in decline and crisis, like many other families during this period of transition between traditional Japan and a more advanced, industrial society. Many families needed to leave their old lives behind and start anew.
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