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verbal dispute

2

shorthand; stenography

1

prosecution; indictment; impeachment

1

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

3

exit from a room

3

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

5

legal; lawful; legitimate

3

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

6

seal

2

sausage

1

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

2

to make a name for oneself; to achieve success

1

a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

1

higher education

1

this world; this life; world of the living

6

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

2

to entertain; to treat

5

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

3

philanthropic work; charitable enterprise

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

4

if

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1

tax; duty

2

return; welcome home

6

in a line; in a row

1

highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb

1

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

2

kiss; kissing

2

fiance; fiancee

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

your name

1

marriage fraud; fake marriage

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

4

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

2

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

1

open; frank; liberal; open-minded

3

culture shock

1

formal

4

relax

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

8

bottom of one's heart

3

the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

1

untouched; unused; intact

1

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1