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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

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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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original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)

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

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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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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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illustrator

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that; those; the

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illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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imagination; supposition; guess

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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don't you think?; indicates question

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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notice; notification

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

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muscle

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

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(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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

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all; everyone; everybody

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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