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royal family

2

direct control; direct supervision

5

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

10

targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)

1

one-of-a-kind item

1

posterity; future generations; future life

2

property; possession

2

treasure

4

importance; gravity

2

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

3

radiant smile; contented smile

2

entasis

1

having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

1

sole of the foot

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

5

sadness and gloom

2

this or that person; anybody; many people

1

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

1

living in a group; communal living; community life

1

several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks

1

testing stage; test step

1

globalization; globalisation

1

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

2

look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

2

time is money

1

only; merely; nothing but; no more than

1

fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

2

to hasten one's death

1

abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned

25

location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place

40

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

1

striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand

1

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

2

sensitive skin

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

3

plants; vegetation

5

tourist hotel

1

purity (of a substance)

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

2

hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles

1

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

6

crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes

1

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

3

chance; opportunity; lucky break

1

feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted

1

(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

1

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

5