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afterword; postscript

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villainess; antagonist young lady

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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two; 2

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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thank you

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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scarlet; cardinal red

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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be; is

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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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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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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to have in one's dreams

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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COVID-19; coronavirus disease 2019

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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refraining from going outside; staying indoors

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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declaration of a state of emergency

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timing

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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isn't that right?

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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big; large; great

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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