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friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

2

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

4

in a magazine

2

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

9

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

5

first appearance

1

solaria; solar area

2

clever; bright; smart; intelligent

1

to correct oneself; to restate

2

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)

1

reverse osmosis; RO

1

presenting a case; suing

1

kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

19

television; TV

24

France

1

movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie

1

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

3

Freemasonry; Freemason

1

annual fee

1

theatre; theater; playhouse

1

radio drama

2

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

3

direct-to-video film; direct-to-video movie

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

4

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

2

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment

1

Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)

1

residing; living; dwelling

2

stroke count (of a kanji)

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

1

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

3

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers

2

ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen

1

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

10

singing voice; (sound of) singing

5

soprano

2

singer

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

15

sea monster; sea demon

1

siren

3

deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable

2

mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

9

path; lane

2

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

3