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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

next morning

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

one large ...; a great ...

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

all night long; all through the night

2

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

4

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

2

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

2

cardboard box for mandarin oranges

2

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

moderator; host; chairman

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

5

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

to feel at ease

1

audience; spectator; spectators

1

by both oneself and others

1

therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

2

baseless; groundless

1

desire; wish; aspiration

5

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

2

(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels

1

feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship

1

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

2

difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

2

final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting

1

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

if you insist (on it)

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

4

absolutely; only

2

breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze

1

the deceased; the departed

1

elementary

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school

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period (e.g. class)

5

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

well done; good job

1

pleasant; charming

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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