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sandbank (in a river); sandbar

3

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

5

opposite shore

6

(with a) start; fright; alarm

6

opposite bank; farther shore

3

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

3

to form a line (row)

1

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

2

waiting for the traffic lights to change

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

background image; static image

1

speak of the devil

1

on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

4

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

3

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

2

to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

1

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

1

to run away; to run off

2

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

3

manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

1

recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

1

advertising truck

2

high income

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

advertising jingle; song used in a commercial

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

4

sweater; jumper

4

shoulder bag

3

to become greasy; to be oil-stained

1

incense

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

printout; (computer) printing

1

flap (of an aircraft wing)

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

2

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

2

scribble; scrawl

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

6

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

9

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

2

gesture; charades (game)

9

evil eye

12

offensive; aggressive

1

hand sign; hand gesture

3

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

5