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exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

inspection; examination; check

3

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

large-scale

1

clothier; Western clothes' shop

1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

2

fields (of rice and other crops)

2

being seen here and there; appearing in various places

2

in deep black; in jet black

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

wall; fence

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

2

to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)

1

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

timing

4

estate; plot of land

1

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

1

hectare

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

3

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

3

bonsai; miniature potted plant

3

garden tree

2

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

camera

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

theft; robbery

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

rampart; castle walls

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

that is to say; so that means

9

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

5

keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support

2

same meaning; synonymy

2

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1