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comic book; manga magazine

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combination; union; combined; joint; congruence

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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cooperation; collaboration; help; support

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each; respectively

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while; even though; despite

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within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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ability; capability; competence; skill

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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we

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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monthly publication; monthly issue

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influence; clout; leverage

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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business

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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here; with this

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leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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genre; category; kind

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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rival; competitor; competition

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depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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bookshop; bookstore

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stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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