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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style

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production

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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(weaving) warp

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pre-era; BC; BCE

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Sumer; Schmahl

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twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear

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Nazi Germany

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Tibet

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exploration; expedition

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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chronological table

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general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms

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to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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Tezuka Osamu (1928.11.3-1989.2.9)

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

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incomplete; unfinished

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large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale

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series

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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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who

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I; as for me

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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gathering of talented people; group of geniuses

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company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

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editorial department

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well; now; then

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the big three ...

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

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leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

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heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman

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(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

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to focus (on)

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episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

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

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part; part-timer; part-time (work)

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existing; living; extant

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Earth; the globe

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color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing

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illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece

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at a glance; by accident

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