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every time; each round

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equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

lunch box

2

cover; lid; cap

2

Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

1

rectangle; oblong

1

quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into

1

after a meal

3

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

lidded plastic container; Tupperware

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

5

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

to ring; to clang

2

already; too late

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

2

cough; ahem

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

to take out; to drag out

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

10

with a bang

1

to think thoroughly

2

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

2

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

7

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

package

1

packing tape

1

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

(corrugated) cardboard

2

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2