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original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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long (e.g. novel, film)

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brilliant red; scarlet

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The Sign of Four (novel by Conan Doyle)

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892 collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle)

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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compilation; editing; recording

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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original text; source book; draft

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

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paperback edition

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

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in addition

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publication; issue

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district; section; sector

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complete works; complete collection; complete series

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reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

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edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

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to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting

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Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)

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to refer to; to use as reference

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Mother Goose

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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mountain stream

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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age; years

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Cock Robin

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lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

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fancy

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title

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the very start; the very beginning

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voluntary restraints; self-limitation

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apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

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previous volume

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as one promised

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date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

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to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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high quality

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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Mell; Mel; Meru

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