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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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intimacy; familiarity; closeness

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one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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100,000; hundred thousand

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proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

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to quit one's job; to resign

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novelist; fiction writer

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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strong opposition; vehement opposition

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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boastful speech; bragging

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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master; teacher; stable master

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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

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craftsmanship; artisanal

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oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled

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retake

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often; frequently

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to paint (draw) a picture

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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illustrator

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all; everyone; everybody

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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management; administration; operation

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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be; is

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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Natsuki

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editing; compilation

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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library; book collection; paperback book

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sneaker; sneakers

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publication

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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