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A3 Noun
伏線foreshadowing, preparation, precautionary measures
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Noun
1.
foreshadowing
Noun
2.
preparation, precautionary measures
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伏線 【ふくせん】
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作者は主人公の行動に伏線を敷いたようだ。
The author seems to have laid out foreshadowing in the protagonist's actions.
雨の描写がその後の展開の伏線となっていました。
The depiction of rain foreshadowed the subsequent developments.
告白を断られたときのために伏線を張ることにしました。
I decided to lay some foreshadowing in case my confession was rejected.
この言い争いが訴訟に至ることを予想して予め伏線を敷いています。
Anticipating that this dispute will lead to a lawsuit, we are laying down precautionary measures in advance.
読者:「なんと、小説の表紙の絵柄がこの小説全体の伏線となっていたのです!」
Reader: "Wow, the illustration on the cover of the novel was actually the foreshadowing for the entire novel!"
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