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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

5

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

5

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

4

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

2

to be filled to bursting; to burst

1

hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

5

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

3

being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

3

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

29

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

6

general staff headquarters

12

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

3

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

18

deadlock; stalemate

2

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

1

trivial; slight

20

lending and borrowing

3

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

2

please ...

3

secret

1

roguish; impish

12

being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

5

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

45

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

4

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

11

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

1

full acceptance of workers' pay demands

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

8

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

32

our country; our land; one's own country

2

possession; retention; maintenance

5

to become possible; to become able to (do)

3

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

9

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

12

to obtain; to procure

11

enemy camp; enemy line

16

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

6

damned; cursed; accursed

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

6

precedent

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1