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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

3

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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murder scene

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

file

2

bingo

2

well; now; then

1

Tokyo Bay

1

six; 6

9

war situation; progress of a battle

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

1

voltage; excitement; enthusiasm

1

demodulation; recovery; getting back to form

1

smile

2

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

thin ice

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

magma

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

membrane; film

1

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

1

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

to seize the initiative

1

business partner

3

ordinary person

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

bluff

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2

simply; merely; only; solely

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

4

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

1

side

2

to wound; to murder

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

swindler; imposter; crook

2

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

3

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

2

to run about; to rush about

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

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