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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

massive failure; debacle; fiasco

2

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

1

to date; as of now

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

3

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

1

straw paper

1

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

4

magazine

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

8

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel

1

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

3

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

shooter; chute

1

beginner's luck

1

to gain a victory; to win

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

2

Tominaga

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

1

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

93

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

2

child

2

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

3

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

10

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

3

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

2

(it won't be possible) on such short notice

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

1

double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

9

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

9

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

5

greedy

3

to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

2

to become complicated

4

Escher

1

trompe l'oeil

1

athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course

10

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

1

atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

3

solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

4