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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

6

ten years; decade

18

printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal

1

Saturday

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

3

's house; 's home

6

loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

1

Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)

6

Shimane Prefecture (Chūgoku area)

3

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

mass food poisoning

6

revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

3

event

6

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

5

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

seafood

2

burger; hamburger

2

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

2

immediately following

2

thirty; 30

1

counter for people

2

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

2

stomach ache; abdominal pain

2

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

15

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

5

attendance; presence; appearance

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

6

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

8

several days later

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

3

mass communication; mass media

5

bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

5

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

12

affidavit; deposition; testimony

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

2

Tokyo

4

eating together; dining together; having a meal together

1

occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

1

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

2

rebate; commission; kickback

4

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

(creating) a cover-up

3

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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