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afterword; postscript

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we; us

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch

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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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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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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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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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divine spirit; spirit of the dead

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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be; is

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this time; now

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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planning; plan; project; arrangements

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plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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musical activities

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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was

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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(writing) song lyrics

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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trial and error

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result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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novelist; fiction writer

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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