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scholarly

4

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

2

colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information

1

publication

2

self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

1

holy sword; sacred sword

2

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

2

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

38

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk

1

nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused

2

trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner

3

patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice

26

to default on one's debt

1

drunkenness; intoxication

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

4

gambling

6

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

4

habitual use; daily use

3

debt collector; bill collector; repo man

1

cold sweat

21

mouthpiece of a telephone

12

jamming; interference; cross talk

1

appointment

6

Olshan

15

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

10

commodity; property

4

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

5

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

3

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

6

sense of security

2

overhead wires; elevated railway

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

8

elevated (structure); overhead

76

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

7

wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

10

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

7

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

14

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

12

dinner; evening meal

4

red (esp. wine, etc.)

1

elevation; high ground

5

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

17

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

1

full dress; formal dress; uniform

5

(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

8

threat; intimidation; menace

2

to change the position of

3