jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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I; me

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level

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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 rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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

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vice; immorality; corruption

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feudal lord

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

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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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 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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thank you

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

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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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be; is

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reader

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everyone

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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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

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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site; website

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Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)

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at; in; at; when; by; with

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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original work

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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myself

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to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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

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

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people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

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