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author; writer; novelist; artist

2

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

5

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

fairy tale

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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original picture; key frame; key animation

3

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

series

3

older sister; lass; young lady

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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adult; grown-up

5

with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

lately; recently; nowadays

4

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

20

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

3

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

6

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

3

plentiful; abundant; definitely extant

1

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

pen-name

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to publish a book; to put out a book

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publication

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

if is not; if are not

2

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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source of revenue; financial supporter

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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to slap; to strike; to spank

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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cinnamon

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

milk; breast

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hot!

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ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

1