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western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

1

declaration; statement; proclamation

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Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop

1

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

1

commercial broadcast

2

special radio or television programme; television special

4

tele; Terret (wine grape variety)

2

superheating; overheating

1

special program; special programme

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

3

the whole country

3

television station

2

voluntary restraints; self-limitation

1

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

2

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

point in common; common feature

3

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

4

press conference

2

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

6

politician; statesman

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

3

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

2

upload

1

nervousness; oversensitivity

1

jokingly; in the form of a joke

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

strategy; artifice

1

handicap

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

2

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

not necessarily so; is not always true

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

greasy; fatty; oily

1

boisterously; roughly; briskly

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

4

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

2

wariness

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

shelving; pigeonholing

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