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three; 3

3

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

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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every time; each round

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext

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real name

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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library; book collection; paperback book

4

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

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series

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

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

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

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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amount of text; amount of writing

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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worthwhile reading; substantial reading

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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portion; section; part

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

3

site; website

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Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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

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work; job; labor; work

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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I; me

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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debut work; one's first work

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preference; priority; precedence; right of way

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at that time; in those days

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