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to catch one's attention

2

first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

2

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

2

in order; in turn; one by one

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

3

movie; film; motion picture

2

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

4

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

3

now that; since; so long as; because

1

in one's own way or style

3

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

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to some extent; to a certain extent

2

criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation

2

ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)

1

sequel; continuation

2

those; they

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

buyer; purchaser; method of buying

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

3

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

2

Decae

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buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

(in) one's own way

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

whether (or not); if

4

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

4

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

3

cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

4

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

4

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

5