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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

2

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

4

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

3

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

2

(in) one's own way

1

backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

business ability; business acumen

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

2

overwhelming

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

4

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

1

comedy; funny show

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)

1

excuse; pretext

1

vanity

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

surrounding at a distance

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

travel; trip; journey

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

to approach

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction

1

evening sun; setting sun

4

thank you for your continued patronage

2

crossing; intersection

2

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

1

barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band

1

cheap; reasonable

1

female high-school student

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

cheap article; poor quality article

1

jeans; denim; jean

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1