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afterword; postscript

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Sakaishi

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Yūsaku

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be; is

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this occasion; at this time; now

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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main text; original text; this book; this volume

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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 in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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thank you

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this piece; this work

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personal connections

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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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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story; tale; talk; discussion

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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page; nth page; page ...

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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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you; dear; honey

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age; years

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I; me

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to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

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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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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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to grow up; to become an adult

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

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student days

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be; is

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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was

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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class

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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friend; companion

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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popular person; favorite; favourite

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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

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