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afterword; postscript

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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Hitsuji

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Tarō

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be; is

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this time; now

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collection of short stories; collected short stories

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six; 6

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

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without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

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magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

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speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)

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

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recollection; reminiscence

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journal; log

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fifth

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

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publication; issue

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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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progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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to become; to be

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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five; 5

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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publication

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

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

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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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support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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reader

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everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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thank you very much

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well; now; then

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

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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short story; short film; short poem

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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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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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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I; me; you; (arch.) manservant

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

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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

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