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editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

laughing matter

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

4

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

2

touch; contact

3

inverse proportion

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

(not) even; (not) any

2

theoretical

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

4

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

without permission; without notice

1

sterilization; sterilisation

2

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

4

mobilization; mobilisation

2

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

2

eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

1

devotion; attachment; infatuation

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

window frame; sash

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

this and that; various things

1

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

4

bra; brassiere

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

1

in the hospital; hospitalized

1