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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

3

degree of familiarity; popularity

2

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

1

win; victory

1

self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy

1

-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure

2

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to talk (a person) down; to confute

2

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

5

leadership

1

lodging house

1

settlement; permanent residency

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

office building; office complex

1

direct management

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

to be erected; to be built

1

accommodation; lodging

1

front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management

1

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

lecture

1

overcrowding; crowded; congestion

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

1

check-in

1

to carry or bring in(to)

1

bathrobe

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

1

facing upward

1

as soon as possible

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

potentiality; dormancy; latency

1

bottom; sole

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

2

making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

sensation; feeling

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent

1

common front; united front

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

7

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1