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gender gap

1

Tiger Mask

1

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

same time (of day)

1

kaolin

1

criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces

1

front company (for an organized crime operation)

1

resurfacing

1

slaying 100 enemies with one's sword; bedding 100 people; having sex with countless people

1

to collect evidence

2

yakuza group

1

this week's issue (e.g. magazine)

1

great shock

1

Daigo

18

Makki; McKie; Mckee

1

woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)

16

live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)

1

apology press conference

1

Morioka

6

mountain; vicinity of a mountain

28

one's work environment

1

break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

2

confidential; secret; classified

1

leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing

2

Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)

1

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

3

seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences

1

lily

1

Murai

1

faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

2

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

1

orphanage; children's home; foster home

7

Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25

8

giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

1

dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness

1

libel; defamation; slander; character assassination

1

our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you

1

children's home; child care institution; orphanage

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

1

confectionery production

2

trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy

3

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

maternal instinct

1

year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

3

production

1

Kubo

1

member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member

1

fake; something false; sham; deception

1

male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations

1