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afterword; postscript

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this piece; this work

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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

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eleven; 11; jack

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counter for months

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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five; 5

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counter for books; volume

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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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 have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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be; is

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this time; now

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one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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was; were

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A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.

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

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finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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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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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

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reading with pleasure

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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at times; occasionally

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feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven

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was

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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article; news story; report; account

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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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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to become; to be

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flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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four

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

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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