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1,000; one thousand

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

6

both companies

1

millions; several million; a few million

3

to decide; to determine

2

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)

4

bare feet

1

mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)

1

thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering

1

reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

1

dinner; evening meal

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

6

peristalsis; peristaltic movement; vermiculation

1

sale

1

lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

2

unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

2

deadlock; stalemate

2

overnutrition; excessive nutritional intake

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

commercial value; commodity value; marketability

1

prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective

1

to covet; to lust for

1

difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

4

Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse

3

to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

intrastate

1

territory; autonomous region

1

sake brewing

1

heavy drinker; tippler

2

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

3

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

1

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

4

birds

5

state resident; people of a state

1

excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

5

successive championships

1

to send back

2

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

4

Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega

1

all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

1

apron

1

older brother and younger sister

1

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

6

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

3