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What does the note from chapter 14 say?

Here's the note from the last chapter:
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What does Hondo Eisuke mean when he says, "I think I stood up on the wrong leg as a child."

In Episode 462, Hondo Eisuke says, "I think I stood up on the wrong leg as a child." I tried searching for this idiom online but couldn't find anything, most likely because I was searching the english text that the translator put and not the…
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How does Shingo's use of "osu" in this particular dialogue differ from its use elsewhere?

In the manga Osu!! Karatebu the word "osu" is used quite frequently, and from context I have so far assumed that it is a way for the junior members of the karate club to respond to their seniors in a general "yes, sir" way. However, I recently came…
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What is the meaning of the Yellow balls in the second episode of Denki-Gai?

One of the events of the episode is rolling a huge yellow ball. Hiotan is chosen to represent Umanohone, and there is some gag I did not get by that part. What is the yellow ball supposed to represent? Why is Hiotan embarassed and obviously aroused…
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What's up with the name "Zerozaki Hitoshiki"?

Inspired by this question asking about the Fire Sisters' boyfriends' ridiculous names, here's another question about the bizarre names that Nisio Isin assigns his characters. I'm trying to find any hidden meanings in the name "Zerozaki Hitoshiki (零崎…
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How is 'Kuronue' spelled in kanji?

The only place outside of fanfiction I've seen the name "Kuronue" is in Yu Yu Hakisho, so I suspect they made it up. How is it spelled in kanji in the original media? Or is it ever spelled out?
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Does Peggy's speech in the Tokyo ESP previews follow some pattern?

The Tokyo ESP next-episode previews are pretty simple. They're just a mostly static screen on which the title of the next episode appears, and Peggy (the penguin) says something which seems to be the usual cute-sounding gibberish noises. I noticed…
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What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?

Everybody knows the World Martial Arts Tournament, which has a logo that you can see in flags, on the wall, in the arena, and at a lot of places during the tournament. But what does the logo exactly mean? What language is that? Here is the logo: I…
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What did Kaku mean when he said 'assassins can never find other work'?

In the Enies Lobby Arc of One Piece, Kaku says to Roronoa Zolo 'they say assassins can never find other work' after their fight. As a native English speaker, I have never heard this phrase be used before, and a quick web search shows no results.…
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Why does Yuni change between Mineaki-san and Mine-kun? (S01E05)

You can either answer based on the series or guess based on knowledge about general Japanese culture / language. In S01E01: Yuni addresses Mineaki as Mineaki-san. (slightly NSFW) In S01E05: Yuni addresses Mineaki as Mine-kun after Yume and…
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Why does Nagisa call Kaguya 1st Kaguya-sama then later Shinomiya-san and then later Kaguya-san?

S01E05, S01E10, S02E05 In S02E05 that Nagisa (Kashiwagi), in h own thoughts, refers to Kaguya as Kaguya-san. Probably if you check the scene again Nagisa will also address Kaguya as Kaguya-san. In S01E05, Nagisa addresses Kaguya as Kaguya-sama. In…
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The Quintessential Quintuplets (aka 五等分の花嫁) : Is 届くんです (it reaches) a mondegreen that should be 五等分です (It's divided into five equal parts)?

In animesonglyrics, you can see in the season 1 opening (Gotoubun no Kimochi) for the anime adaptation of The Quintessential Quintuplets the Romaji: Go-tōbundesu, demo (...) --> the Kanji of which I think is: 五等分です, でも (...) the English: It…
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What does Kano mean by "having intercourse with Lukuss" in the ending of Texhnolyze?

At the end of Texhnolyze, Kano gives the following dialogue: I became free of all genes by having intercourse with Lukuss. What does the above mean? How can he have intercourse with a city? Did he mean in the sense that he lost his genes by…
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What did White Fang tell Kakashi about Might Guy in episode 421?

In episode 421, White Fang and Kakashi meets Maito Dai and Might Guy. Kakashi kind of despises Might Guy because he didnt get into the Academy. After that, Might Guy smiles, makes a thumb up with his hand, and tells him "thanks for the…
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How does Vegeta new transformation name translates to English?

I've seen over half a dozen names for Vegeta's new transformation in English. The Japanese name is 我儘【わがまま】の極意【ごくい】 (Wagamama no Gokui) but in English people calls it Ultra Ego, Mega Instinct, Instinct of Conquest, Superior obstination, etc. How…
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