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afterword; postscript

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thank you for your continued patronage

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be; is

5

six; 6

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

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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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.

7

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

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.)

3

break (from work, etc.); recess

2

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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however; nevertheless

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comedy

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

4

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

2

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

6

highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)

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be; is

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

to repeat; to do over again

1

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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this piece; this work

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to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

1

was; were

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

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

1

while; even though; despite

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

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

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood

2

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

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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

3

such; this sort of; like this

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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