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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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

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study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga

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decision; determination

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well; now; then

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preface; introduction; preamble

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to set aside

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main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

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to; towards; for

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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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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but; however; although

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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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monthly publication; monthly issue

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boy; juvenile; child

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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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magazine; journal; periodical

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

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to look forward to

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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divinity

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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

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volume 1; first volume

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last year

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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