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fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

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working for a company; being employed by a company

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free time

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for work; in a manner related to work

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office job; clerical work

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opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

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coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

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working on a day off

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common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

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to write a novel

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equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck

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contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

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curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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number of characters per line, page, etc.

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600; six hundred

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manuscript; version; draft

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to be finished; to be completed; to be done

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publication

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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idea; design; motif; conception; intention

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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to answer a question

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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one word

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(a) few; some; several

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literature; books (reference); document

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living witness

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breaking off; snapping off

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to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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equality

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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clear solution; clean decision

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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Edogawa Ranpo

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prize; award

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application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

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genre; category; kind

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting

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random walk

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the publishing world

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change of occupation; career change

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

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