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midget

1

Nobuhiko

1

imago

4

Ken'ichi

1

fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test

2

unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men

5

Sachiko

3

Amazawa

15

New Year's period (January 1 to 3)

1

semi-governmental; semi-official

1

roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)

2

mutton

1

Kanna

1

to lead to believe

1

affiliate company

1

to inspire; inspiration

1

iced coffee

1

Armageddon

1

memorial; testimonial; commemorative

2

plateau; tableland; eminence

1

copying in entirety (verbatim)

1

illegal

4

reed bed

1

Kyouko

1

sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free

1

loose-tongued; talkative

1

summer cold (illness); summer flu

1

still (picture)

1

god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife

1

coil

4

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

research project (e.g. at school); independent research

1

Takeru

2

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

1

null

1

to hold the key (to)

1

to pin a crime on

2

antique; vintage item

1

Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

1

bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

computer; cyberbrain; digital brain

5

hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured

1

thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

1

new building; new construction

1

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

opening ceremony (of the school term)

1

reputation; respectability

1