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afterword; postscript

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summer

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be; is

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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eleven; 11; jack

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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be; is

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

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

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to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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amoeba; ameba

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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everyone

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how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?

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this occasion; at this time; now

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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thank you

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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humidity

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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

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so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

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hot and humid; muggy; sultry

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

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don't you think?; indicates question

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goddamn

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

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