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pubic hair

1

in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce

1

false statement (misrepresentation) of one's academic career

4

hot yoga (yoga performed under hot and humid conditions)

1

sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor

1

Ayako

23

university graduate; college graduate

1

Pennsylvania

7

heir's distributive share

1

during working hours

2

at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

1

food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)

1

offering

1

kaolin

4

customer; guest

1

initiator; instigator; flagman; leader

1

chocolatier; chocolate maker

1

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

1

voluntary retirement

1

to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

2

House of Representatives election; lower house election

1

hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

1

disliking; having an antipathy to

1

Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan)

1

to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing

1

influencer (e.g. on social media)

1

Aya

1

intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

1

unmarried person living affluently

2

per person; per capita; per head

1

bar association

1

to dash off; to write freely

1

management consultancy

4

right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right

1

apology press conference

1

controversialist

1

command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)

3

to feel depressed; to be down

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

2

Sagawa

1

(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post

1

to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average

1

accountability; being held accountable

1

favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye

1

home (family, domestic) life

1

taiga; boreal forest

2

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

1