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derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)

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same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

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novel

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display and sale of new products

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sales; selling; marketing

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

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reform; reformation; reorganization

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grasp; catch; understanding

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indispensable; essential

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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white

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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trembling from fear; trembling all over

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

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eight; 8

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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pale; pallid

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

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that's so, isn't it

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as (somebody) says

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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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different thing; another question; different case

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one's high school days

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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club activities; extracurricular activities

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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fundamental; basic

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situation

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