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(full-length) novel; long novel

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unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

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long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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pace

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town; city; municipal; urban

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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each; every

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

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an item; itemization; itemisation

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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fermentation; zymosis

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childhood; infancy

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original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)

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sandpit; sandbox

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to lead a life; to live a life

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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newspaper

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serial; serialized novel; serialised novel

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

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writer; author

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for a long time

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to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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completion; perfection; accomplishment

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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puberty; adolescence

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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food for thought

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children's hospital

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

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social problem

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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optimistic

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anthelion (optical phenomenon)

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Rintarō

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