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confections; sweets; candy; cake

4

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)

5

to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

3

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

1

beginner

2

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

1

talent; ability

1

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

1

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

4

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

1

both elbows

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

3

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

(doing) as one is told

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

2

looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top

1

to point at

2

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

500; five hundred; many

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

100 yen

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

manly; masculine; like a man

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

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

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

to look around; to tour

1

festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

4

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

how many times?

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1