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hallucination; illusion

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thickened eyebrows

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

1

snappingly; with a snap

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taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

insurance; guarantee

1

over-familiar

2

optimistic; hopeful

1

being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)

2

duty of confidentiality

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unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO

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(hospital) ward

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text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

2

girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots

1

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

1

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

2

newly-wed; newly married

1

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

must not; should not; do not

4

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

2

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical

2

SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen

1

game; contest; bout

2

deflation

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verse

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10,000 yen bill

1

simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

4

amount of money; sum of money

3

corner of one's eye

1

bouncy ball

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway

2

repeated occurrence

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going around; patrol; round; tour

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

3

prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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sour look; surly face; pout

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to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

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revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change

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