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

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

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

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pen-name

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young female rice planter; young girl

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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million seller

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)

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royalty (on book)

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in large quantities

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

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desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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meaning; significance; sense

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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older; senior

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older brother; elder brother

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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was

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three years

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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mother

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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