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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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Dragon Magazine

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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the time before last

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to have the privilege of doing

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this year

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twice

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getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)

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every second month; every other month

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newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers

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be; is

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that is to say; so that means

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one year; some time ago

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one third; a third part

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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once in a lifetime; once in one's life

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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too much; excessive; too

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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fortune; luck; chance

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to use up; to squander

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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be; is

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to remain; to be left

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what to do

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Lupin III (manga, anime, character by Monkey Punch); Lupin the Third

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Cagliostro

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castle

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counterfeit (paper) money; counterfeit bill; counterfeit note

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discovery; detection; finding

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