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A3 Noun

伏線(ふくせん)foreshadowing, preparation, precautionary measures

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    1. Noun

      1.

      foreshadowing

    2. Noun

      2.

      preparation, precautionary measures

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    伏線 【ふくせん】

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      作者(さくしゃ)主人公(しゅじんこう)行動(こうどう)伏線(ふくせん)()いたようだ。

      The author seems to have laid out foreshadowing in the protagonist's actions.

        (あめ)描写(びょうしゃ)がその(あと)展開(てんかい)伏線(ふくせん)となっていました。

        The depiction of rain foreshadowed the subsequent developments.

          告白(こくはく)(ことわ)られたときのために伏線(ふくせん)()ることにしました。

          I decided to lay some foreshadowing in case my confession was rejected.

            この()(あらそ)いが訴訟(そしょう)(いた)ることを予想(よそう)して(あらかじ)伏線(ふくせん)()いています。

            Anticipating that this dispute will lead to a lawsuit, we are laying down precautionary measures in advance.

              読者(どくしゃ):「なんと、小説(しょうせつ)表紙(ひょうし)絵柄(えがら)がこの小説全体(しょうせつぜんたい)伏線(ふくせん)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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