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これは父さんが始めた物語だろ
これはとうさんがはじめたものがたりだろ
This is the story you started, Dad.
Eren Yeager ／ Attack on Titan
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左手はそえるだけ
ひだりてはそえるだけ
The left hand is just there to support.
Hanamichi Sakuragi ／ SLAM DUNK
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40秒で支度しな
よんじゅうびょうでしたくしな
You've got 40 seconds to get ready!
Dola ／ Castle in the Sky
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パトラッシュ、疲れたろう。僕も疲れたんだ。なんだかとても眠いんだ…
ぱとらっしゅ、つかれたろう。ぼくもつかれたんだ。なんだかとてもねむいんだ…
Patrasche, you're tired, aren't you? I'm tired too. Somehow I feel so sleepy...
Nello ／ A Dog of Flanders
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心を燃やせ
こころをもやせ
Set your heart ablaze.
Kyojuro Rengoku ／ Demon Slayer
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