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today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

2

making practical; making useful; implementing

1

principle; theory; fundamental truth

1

ability; performance; efficiency

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

5

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

launching pad

1

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

7

tossing

2

expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

6

bedroom; bedchamber; bed

6

bed-wetting

28

surely (not); certainly (not)

2

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

2

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

10

to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

traces; evidence

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

11

time; pause; space; room

19

to throw into

14

arson; setting fire

12

assassination

71

with a click; with a snap

3

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

3

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

6

blanket

5

to wed; to marry a man

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

3

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

3

book; publication

1

to rut; to get on heat

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity

2

election loss; rejection

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

5

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

3

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

4

(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask

4

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

2

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

2

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

2

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

special bargain sale

2

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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