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Risa

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now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)

1

ghost writer

2

Manami

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fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

presenting a case; suing

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to be of no importance

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topic

1

gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)

1

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

pocket money

1

libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

1

to be given up; to be discontinued

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

1

original author (of a work)

1

restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation

1

making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

1

cognitive impairment; senility; dementia

4

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

1

to speak the truth

1

to leave the company

1

company director; board member

1

managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

1

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

1

popcorn

1

plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

2

window-side seat

1

Lisa; Lissa; Risa

23

emotional instability

1

dry riverbed; river beach

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

1

level of comfort (of objects you sit on)

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated

1

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

5

ghost

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

1

big fan (of something or someone); great fan

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to consign to oblivion

1

about when; about what time; how soon

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

viewer; (television) audience

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kitchen

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chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

3