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paperwork

1

to increase; to grow

3

dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

subordinate person

2

mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado

11

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

research institute; (research) laboratory

5

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

pen

2

ink

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

special; particular; peculiar; unique

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

locker room; changing room; dressing room

4

to get between; to be caught in

3

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

envelope

4

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

address; destination

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

4

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

to make a sound

2

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

short; brief

1

shriek; scream

1

to slip off

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

how many times

2

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

4

hundreds

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

2

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

1