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伏線 ふくせん

  1. foreshadowing
  2. precautionary measures; preparation

伏線を張る ふくせんをはる

  1. to drop a hint (of things to come); to foreshadow
  2. to make contingency plans; to take precautionary measures

伏線回収 ふくせんかいしゅう

  1. revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
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