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listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

3

(battery) charger; AC adapter

1

totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender

1

rainy; showery; inclement

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

beginning; clue; starting point

1

to show; to bare (the teeth)

2

growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation

2

absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

1

to survive; to live long

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color

1

I; we; our part

5

lushly green; verdant

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

2

Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)

2

Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)

4

shady dealings; illicit business; underground business

7

to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

accepting bribes; corruption; graft

1

taxation business

2

shadow

12

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

30

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

3

Minister of International Trade and Industry

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

3

Don (Spanish honorific)

1

desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform

6

blackout curtain

4

hourglass

1

fumbling; groping

1

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

2

fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

1

feeling of solidarity

1

early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

deep-fried food

2

shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

2

bite-sized sponge cakes

1

takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away

1

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

16

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

13

great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small

1

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

1

gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)

1

ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

1

imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

1

sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase

1

printing

1