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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

however; but

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society for the study of manga; manga club

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head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

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after that (a substantive change occurred)

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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new; fresh; novel

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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discovery; detection; finding

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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instant; moment; for an instant

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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Hosono Fujihiko (1959.12.2-)

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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(once) again

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darkness; the dark

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to thrust down; to push off

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was; were

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already; too late

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adds force or indicates command

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colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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Tokyo

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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

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