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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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stone lantern

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events of the day; current affairs

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editing; compilation

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

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title; caption; heading

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aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above

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New Year issue

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action of making something; -ification

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transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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beginnings; origins

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fumbling; groping

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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continuation; sequel

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large quantity; large amount

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

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son; punk; brat; penis

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dentist

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watch store; watch dealer

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self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

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namesake; person with the same name

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unrelated

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too much; excessively; too

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in a magazine

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

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small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

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killing time; staving off boredom

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sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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earthenware

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to grow old; to age

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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to get drunk

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