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(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

5

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

1

sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio

14

move with haste (when you have no doubts)

2

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

4

business; trade; operations; sales

4

state guest

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

5

precedent

2

audio equipment

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

4

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

4

reasonable (esp. price)

1

nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

11

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

8

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

3

concert

6

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

19

being worth doing

3

ahem

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

2

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

14

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

4

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

10

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

to be tired of hearing

1

to complain; to make a complaint

4

name; title

1

buffet; self-service meal

3

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

3

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

9

session (of a legislature)

1

entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge

1

sales; selling; marketing

14

as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

2

taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

2

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

cost; expense

1

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

10

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

5

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

3

amount of time one has

3

participant; entrant

8

per capita basis; per capita rate; equal apportionment

1

optimistic; hopeful

4