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activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

4

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

19

designer

6

design

12

trying on clothes

9

status

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

5

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

now; nowadays

2

brand; bland

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

1

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

2

fashion magazine

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

smoke; fumes

2

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

quarrel; dispute

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

to hate each other; to hate mutually

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

4

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

2

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2

romantic film; love movie

4

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

indicates emphasis

1

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

8

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

1

work hours

1

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

3

duty; role; function

1

practical problem; practical matter

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

incense stick

1

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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