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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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popular

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paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)

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book; publication

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in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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darkness

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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senior high school student

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Akina

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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outline; summary; argument

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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to keep to oneself; to keep secret

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incident; affair; happening; event

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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give; I give up; uncle!

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give up

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

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gasping

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writhing (in agony)

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desperate effort

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

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title

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extreme; radical

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pure love

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incest

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

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novel; (short) story

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vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow

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literature

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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