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a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

2

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

1

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country

1

Japanese Black (breed of cattle)

2

plate; dish (of food)

1

voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice

1

video streaming; video distribution

8

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

2

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

1

tonight; this evening

3

meow; miaow

2

bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

5

lively motion; throb

2

brush

2

light blue; pale blue; aqua

2

abstract

1

professional-level

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader

1

Paris (France)

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

2

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword

1

elbow

4

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

2

being startled

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

2

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps

2

to take someone's hand

2

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

2

extensive; wide; broad

1

remaining silent; keeping secret

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

minor characters

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

2

offer

2

thumbs up

2