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light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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role of a company president

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to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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red carpet

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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subordinate person

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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to walk

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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company president; manager; director

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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timid person; coward

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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(Western) playing cards

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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joker; joker; funny guy

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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painful experience

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to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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platoon

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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