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(somebody else's) parents; both parents

2

thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

2

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

mother; wife

1

both; (not) either

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

5

world; society; people; the public

1

average

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

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

6

display and sale of new products

1

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

1

first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

1

professional

5

it seems that; as if

2

genre; category; kind

2

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older

5

money

5

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

income; receipts; revenue

1

hundreds

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

sense; infer

5

had better ...; had better not ...

2

doing whatever one pleases

4

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

as you want; as you will

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

1

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

1

(game) development deadline

1

staying up all night

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink

1

coffee

1

attendant; companion

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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