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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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beginning; start; outset

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compilation; editing; recording

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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recollection; reminiscence

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victory celebration party; victory banquet

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in the background; not standing out

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second half; latter half

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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one year and a half

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trouble with women

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piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

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don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it

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hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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to add to; to insert

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shoulder blade; scapula

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to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing

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galley; tray used for printing; galley proof

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panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

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human body

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple

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H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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(not so) much; (not) very

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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experimental

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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slow pace

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compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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afterword; postscript

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cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)

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to write a novel

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only; nothing but

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incompetent

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media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media

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