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true story

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novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book

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as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

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show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

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to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

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reporter; journalist

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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comment

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editing; compilation

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your (visual) observation

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indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily

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to be jealous; to be envious

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page of a magazine

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mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases

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off-the-record

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stomach ache; abdominal pain

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woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other

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which; well; now; c'mon

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skiing; ski; skis

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to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

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reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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herbivore

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conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control

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immortal; undying; indestructible

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push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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reader

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public execution; public embarrassment

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

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abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy

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gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god

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night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

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demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

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heading; headline; index; headword

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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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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn

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harbour; harbor; port

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to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize

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all but dead; half killed

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obstacle

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popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

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to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

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