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Kamikawa Takaya (1965.5.7-)

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performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct

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cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress

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tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style

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gothic horror

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masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

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George; Georgie

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Scott; Scot

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changeling

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Blu-ray Disc; BD

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friend; companion

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Angelina Jolie

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same name; homonym

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need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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

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threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

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vice; immorality; corruption

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(police) detective; criminal matter

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face of a dead person

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all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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publication

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revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

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long period (of time)

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finishing writing; completion of a manuscript

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awesome; incredible

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)

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was

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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easy to read; legible; clear

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to continue writing

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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press; print shop; printing office

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lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

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(book) illustration

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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Nishisaka

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sales department

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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vitality; energy; dynamism

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