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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

3

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

grinning; smirking

3

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

small number; few; minority

1

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

mho (unit of conductance)

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily

1

dust

2

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

dangerous; risky

1

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

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

if I (we, etc.) could

2

extremely; terrifically; super

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

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

1

head; cranium; cephalic

1

direct hit

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

2

to stick to

1

calvaria; area at top of head; parietal

1

balance

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

to prepare for death; to get ready to die

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

4

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

winter vacation; winter holidays

2

again and again

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