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Akira

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

3

older; senior

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

real name

2

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

performer; entertainer; celebrity

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

the number of days; date

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market

14

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

1

distribution; circulation

2

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

2

to select someone (out of many people)

1

evening meal; dinner

1

family restaurant

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

2

Japanese yen

1

standard; level; norm

6

various types

1

parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

medicine manufacture; drug manufacture

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

1

fiction

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

to resemble closely

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

Tokaido Line

1

Go Sai

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

bottom; sole

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

national highway

1

along

1

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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