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personal feelings; self-interest

1

money-making; earning money

1

supremacism

1

backup

2

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

2

turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

uncertain; transient; changeable

1

long life; longevity

1

short-term

3

comics

5

marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)

2

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

eighth day of the month; eight days

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

pupil (of the eye)

1

television; TV

6

to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

1

to use up; to squander

1

ambition; aspiration

1

personal connections

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

43

social status; social position

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

5

even more; still more; further

2

ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

collaboration; joint work

1

competition

15

beforehand; in advance; previously

2

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

2

everyone

2

hello; good day; good afternoon

9

radio

1

hello; hi

1

nonresistance

1

important post; important office; key position

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story

1

highlight

1

to become excited; to grow lively

1

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

1