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sham battle

1

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

1

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

2

application; request; petition

1

acceptance

1

preparation; provision; guarding

3

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth

2

screen saver

1

e-mail software; mailer

1

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

intelligence operative; spy

1

encryption; encipherment; password protection

1

thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting

1

inside the garden (park)

2

stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

1

fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce

1

sandwich

3

canned coffee

1

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

1

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

1

relatively; comparatively

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

4

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

3

square; rectangular

1

Kizawa

1

entrance; admission; entering

3

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

2

reluctant (to part)

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

1

wrapping paper

2

empty can

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

breadcrumbs

1

to knock down; to knock off

2

arms rack; rifle stand

2

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

4

to hate; to detest

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2