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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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house; hall; building

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

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pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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subject; theme

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

1

next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)

1

desktop; desktop computer; desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)

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original plan; original bill; original motion; draft

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character design

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

3

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

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endgame; final stage

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

Iwaasa

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

1

afterword; postscript

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

4

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

romantic comedy; rom-com

7

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

machine

1

manufacture; production

1

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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tip of the iceberg

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death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

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articulation

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strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write

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