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original story; original version; this volume

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

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to feel depressed; to be down

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pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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tragic

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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path; route; itinerary

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mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis

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reader

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(instruction) manual; handbook

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if it's the case

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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level of happiness; degree of happiness

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full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)

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to be absorbed in reading

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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last; final; end; conclusion; rust

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scriptwriter; screenwriter

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

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phantom

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bloodsucking; sucking blood

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Saya

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song; singing

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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

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first edition

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publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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issuer; publisher

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publishing house; publishing office

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days

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input; (data) entry

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proofreading; correction of press; calibration

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ash; embers; complete destruction

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equality; uniformity; evenness

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rainstorm; storm

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human work; human agency; art; artificiality

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scar

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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