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before now; hitherto

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

12

dramaturgy

9

at that time; in those days

4

terrible

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

13

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

2

strictly speaking

2

discussion; argument; debate

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

4

tall figure; high stature

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

so much; so; like that

8

raising (the standard)

3

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

postbox; mailbox; pillar box

17

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

4

thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father

16

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

27

indicates emphasis

9

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

13

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

2

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

2

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

1

woman; female; feminine gender

3

age; years

5

one's twenties

1

second half; latter half

3

inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear

1

stripe

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

2

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

4

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

4

overall; on the whole

1

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

6

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

13

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

5

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

2

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

12

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

2

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

3