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A3 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        foreshadowing

      2. 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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