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has reached its limit; has reached its peak

1

release; emission; ejection

1

visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

2

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

1

to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

4

the big two...; two major...; two main...

3

strike (i.e. industrial action)

3

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

3

difficult; hard

2

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

7

being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

1

commencing with; including

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

faith; fidelity; loyalty

1

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

7

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

8

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

2

restoration; repair; mending

6

difficult to understand

1

end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

9

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

3

unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

playing alone

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

2

to show in; to usher in

3

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

3

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

2

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

3

slouch

1

Valentine's Day

4

demonstrative

2

whisky bonbon; whiskey bonbon; liqueur candy

1

small box; casket

1

air of luxury; high class feel

1

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

1

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

1

return to one's country

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