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

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prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

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book

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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while surprised; suddenly

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reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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to become (formal)

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every night; nightly

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vassal; retainer

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work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making

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booth

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in person; personally; directly

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to buy in; to purchase

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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therefore; consequently

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body

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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assistant

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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pattern; design

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

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

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classmate

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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dubbing; stand-in; dummy

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to dub; to remint

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audition

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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actor; actress; player; performer

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opera singer

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beautiful voice

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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massing (of troops); gathering

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living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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