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hourly pay; hourly wage

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

3

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

selling by the piece

1

counter for books; volume

1

might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...

2

shop; small store; business; firm

2

last year

1

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

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assortment; product lineup

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noted product; local specialty

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target

2

visitor from afar; foreign visitor

1

famous product; widely known (local) specialty

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goods; promotional items

3

interior design; interior; upholstery

4

otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast

1

the other way

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character

1

keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)

1

railroad; railway; rail transport

1

two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

wrong; different; not like that

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

1

indeed; it's no wonder

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cousin (elder female)

1

association; union; guild

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

fate; chance; relationship; tie

3

inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together

1

indiscriminately; giving no heed to

1

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

2

to carry a joke too far

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

1

strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

1

inspection; observation

2

a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

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prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

2

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

3

straying; wandering off course

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cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food

3

rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights

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tourism industry; tourist industry

1

to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

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