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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

5

to explain the situation

3

misunderstanding

7

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

6

molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

4

uproar; disturbance

6

loud shout; excited cheering

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

anecdote; story; episode

4

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

ability; skill; facility

2

transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

4

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

2

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary

2

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

2

living room (Western style); sitting room

2

kitchen; financial situation; finances

2

for use by men

4

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

8

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

2

facing outward

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

13

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

8

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

3

gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

3

connector

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

7

numerous; many

1

main cause; primary factor

4

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

4

unconscious

1

as you want; as you will

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

3

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

3

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)

3

spare time; free time; leisure time

2

normal practice; proper practice

1

preceding paragraph; first part

3

remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

11

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

2