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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

4

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

4

stripe

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

15

daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil

4

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

4

detailed; minute

2

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

4

successive championships

1

thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing

2

adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)

3

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

6

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

3

Fan art

1

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

5

visual

2

remark; statement; discourse

5

stealth marketing

13

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

5

sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop

2

person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)

2

social justice

3

wish fulfillment; wish fulfilment

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

6

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

1

fault

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

2

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

4

precedent

12

test case

1

low income group; low income class

2

making practical; making useful; implementing

4

short-term

2

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

2

hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

3

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

4

naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious

2

manufacturing company

1

to close one's business

1

since that time; since then; from that point (on)

1

to improve one's skill

1

people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

12

reputation; public opinion

1

to come to light

2

to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water

3

marketing

1