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three minutes

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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attentiveness

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vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

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to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

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Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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one third; a third part

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the current ...; this; today's ...

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work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

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concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design

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boy; juvenile; child

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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work experience; work history

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without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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outline; summary; argument

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encouragement; incentive; stimulus

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well; now; then

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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afterword; postscript

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spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

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reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

3

reader

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

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indescribable; having no way to express

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

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lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters

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person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party

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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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important person; strategic person; key figure

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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hero; manly person; warrior

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among these; between these; of these

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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part; part-timer; part-time (work)

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mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character

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Namako

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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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