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while studying

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patissier; pastry chef

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etc.; et cetera; and so on

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weight training; muscle training

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to try out the food at various restaurants

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reading (books)

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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publication

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

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following year

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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novel; (short) story

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novelist; fiction writer

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residing; living; dwelling

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Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)

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profile

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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be that as it may; even so; though that be so

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royal

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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as one of

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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the next era

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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through glass

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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indescribable; having no way to express

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small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

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superb view; picturesque scenery

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to interweave

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to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

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to trample down; to devastate

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easy; simple; plain

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interruption; interference; butting in

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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waste; extravagance

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(exercising) the right to command

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whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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