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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga

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thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

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calculating

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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mischievous

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jealous person

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heroine

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label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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largest ever; biggest; record

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record; transcript

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compilation; editing; recording

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letter; note; epistle; correspondence

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imperial capital

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length of one's stay

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night view; night skyline; nightscape

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bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

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over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

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gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

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tasting; sampling

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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to be excited; to be elated

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to set up shop; to open a store

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special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)

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local specialty; special product (of a region)

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monarch's guards

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imperial family; royalty

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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buffered

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to leave space (between)

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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streets

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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with a momentary flash of light

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edict; ordinance; proclamation

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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