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obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale

3

trackless; reckless; dissipated

2

after the rain

1

warmonger; warmaker

2

to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

2

movement restriction

1

admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification

6

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

4

goldfish bowl

3

nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

4

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

1

topknot (hair style)

1

commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi

8

placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)

3

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

3

to be amused; to find something interesting

1

secret technique; secret art

3

fourth court rank

4

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

3

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

2

chest

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

manifestation (of a celestial being)

1

assassin's dagger

3

opposite direction

1

fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron

1

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

2

cross; cruciform

5

great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam

6

in that way; like that; that way

2

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

1

proposal; offer; request; application

2

gain

1

bloodsucking; sucking blood

2

high return

1

dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

1

inefficient

3

after; later

3

each time it happens; at all such times

1

virus

4

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

5

at a glance; by accident

4

(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat

3

no exception; without exception; always the same

1

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

1

expression; phraseology

4

wetlands; marshland

3

level of humidity

1

damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

1