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grim face; angry look

3

to overdo; to do too much

6

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

2

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

2

conspiracy; collusion

2

to expel; to drive out

16

to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself

4

foolish; stupid; silly

18

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

3

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

6

half a year; six months

20

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

21

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

4

decorum; propriety; politeness

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

3

document; official papers

13

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

seedling; sapling; young tree

1

export; exportation; efferent

2

(written) petition

3

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

2

bright; intelligent

4

reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

communications network

2

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

2

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

12

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

3

principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

4

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

2

carelessly; inattentively

1

if I (we, etc.) could

13

peaceful

4

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

4

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

5

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

1

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

2

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

20

paperwork

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

5

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

one's own room

10

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2