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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

6

supporting role (actor); minor role

2

audition

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

3

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

2

play; drama

6

to meet face-to-face

1

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

2

movie; film

4

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

4

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

5

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

serious injury

2

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

elder sister; older female friend

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

2

leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

2

conversation

4

ad lib; ad-lib

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

8

mannequin

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

3

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

3

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

4

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

short term; short time

1

to turn completely into; to become completely

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

switch

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

3

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

5

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

1

who?

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

since when; from when; how long

4

an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2