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if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

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gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

4

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

4

cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

4

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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fourteen; 14

1

seven

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

2

winning from another's discarded tile

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to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile

2

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on

2

pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

8

yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

3

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

4

honor tiles

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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fate; destiny

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decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

2

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

narrow escape from death

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

6

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

4

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

1

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

3

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

comb

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to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

9

sneeze; sneezing

2

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

3

penalty payment; points forfeited due to a rule violation

2

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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twice

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