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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

2

gesture; charades (game)

3

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

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in this case

1

annoying; provoking

1

fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary

1

product; produce; result; fruit

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

2

exception; exclusion

1

last century; ancient times

1

police investigation

1

factor

2

self-denial

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

5

spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul

1

black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

ethical

1

viewing as a problem; problematizing

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

database

1

divination; fortune-telling; mantic

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

4

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

3

subordinate person

2

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

5

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

6

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

(about) middle; midway

1

hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

design

2

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

quiet; still; calm

1

store interior; inside of a shop

1

someone; somebody

1

throughout Japan

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around the world; throughout the world

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