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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

professional

5

to go; to come

1

(period of) a year; during an era

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

all; every

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

being on duty; person on duty

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

3

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

cause of defeat

1

wig

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

7

to be tinged red

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

fluke; chance; pure luck

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

4

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

4

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

4

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

3

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

1

breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty

1

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

to walk

2

carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

1

reward; prize

2

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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