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Study
Study
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Translation
Translation
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Library Tags
Library Tags
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Text difficulty stats
Text difficulty stats
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Library bookmarks
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Voice over & Audiobooks
Voice over & Audiobooks
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Glossary
Glossary
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WaniKani integration
WaniKani integration
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Frequency of words and kanji
Frequency of words and kanji
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Adaptive furigana
Adaptive furigana
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Pitch accent
Pitch accent
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Notes
Notes
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Unlimited history for Vocabulary
Unlimited history for Vocabulary
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Very long text length for Library
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Advanced search for Classics
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