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nowadays; recently

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heroine

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harem

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slave; servant; slavery

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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career woman

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fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

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gender equality

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relationship; relation

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ideal; ideals

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

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practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

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experiment

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short (e.g. story, film)

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

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timetable

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character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

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compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

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reader

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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to twist; to distort

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

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points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

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plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

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surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture

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nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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a number of days

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conversely; on the contrary

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leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

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confrontation; showdown

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tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

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