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small

2

prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions

1

immediately; at once; instantly

2

to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

5

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

13

exhaustion; fatigue

2

things at hand; personal belongings

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

3

cartoon characters; anime characters

1

plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

2

zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)

2

fax; facsimile; fax machine

1

irony

2

round shape; circle; circular form

2

photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends

1

Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

1

unconfirmed; unidentified

1

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

1

to sell over to

3

suspicious character (person, figure)

1

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

2

normal temperature

1

to take someone's pulse

1

(the condition of) one's health

3

unemployed person

2

English letter; alphabetic character

1

swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

1

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

4

world's largest

1

main part of a book

2

floating bridge; pontoon bridge

1

Red Sea

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

4

English version

1

going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

2

maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

2

straitjacket

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Hannibal Lecter

1

atrocious crime; heinous crime

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

3

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

3