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illustrator

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book

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genre; category; kind

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extensive; wide; broad

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mystery

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series

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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arm glove; arm warmer; bracelet; leather thread on guard or pommel of a sword; hole in the butt end of a Chinese spear

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historical novel

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thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

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electronic publishing

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series of biographies

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Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)

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Yuusuke

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counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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Shounen Jump (weekly magazine)

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carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

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New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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carefree; free from worry

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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yellow; amber

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

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thoroughly; through and through

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pepper mill

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Coca-Cola; coke

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large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

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on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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to cause someone to worry

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

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stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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scramble (for)

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to frown; to scowl

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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artwork

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Western music; European music

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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with one's mouth wide open; gapingly

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tray

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paper package

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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