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you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

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books returned unsold; books returned to the library

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great writer; major writer

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second edition; additional printing

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800,000; eight hundred thousand

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dominant; ruling

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to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

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number of copies; circulation

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to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

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nervous

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to finish writing

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very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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as many (people) as possible

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plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

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to come to light

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cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

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Nagano (city, prefecture)

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ghost

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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to call again; to call someone back

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seven

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NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)

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high-handed; oppressive

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to make contact

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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as soon as possible

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twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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to write a novel

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to prostrate oneself before

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I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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each place; various places

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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second (in a series)

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(audio) recording

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by today; before the day is over

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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