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boldface; bold-type; thick characters

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Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)

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in deep black; in jet black

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article; news story; report; account

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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summary; digest

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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rampancy; prevalence; domination

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ability; faculty

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one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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distrust; suspicion

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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client; requester

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

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view; outlook; prospect

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subheading; subtitle

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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pen

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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pessimistic; gloomy

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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the other day; a few days ago

3

the Japanese islands

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crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery

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enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

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one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

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reader

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fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...

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17; seventeen

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-years-old

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he; him; boyfriend

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year before last

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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Yuuko

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Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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only son

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omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis

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