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afterword; postscript

1

reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

2

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

2

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

2

skill

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

12

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

2

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.

10

buying; purchasing

1

thank you

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

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

14

man of the future; Homo futurus

1

be; is

5

now; the present time; just now; another; more

6

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

5

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

13

end-of-year; year-end

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

1

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

8

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

2

two; 2

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

4

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

9

world; society; people; the public

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

3

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

was

3

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

14

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

novel; story; (work of) fiction

3

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

I; me

2

original work

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga

1

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

3

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

one year; some time ago

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

1

society; the world; the times

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to publish a book; to put out a book

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