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heroine

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light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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to write a novel

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to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

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news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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friend

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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novel; (short) story

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present post; current office; (an) incumbent

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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school

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

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student days

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senior high school; high school

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

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mainly; primarily

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cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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hell

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brave; heroic; gallant

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winter

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end; close; termination

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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short (e.g. story, film)

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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the same as always; day after day

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I; me

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a little bit; a little while

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grandpa; granddad

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

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short of hands

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

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calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

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first-class goods

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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