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closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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business; trade; operations; sales

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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disgrace; humiliation

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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step; stride; counter for steps

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

2

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

4

imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign

1

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

1

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

3

means; resources; wealth

1

nelson (wrestling hold)

2

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

France

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false; hypocritical

1

the young

1

Japanese (language)

5

disorder; disturbance; unrest

1

Japanese language education (for Japanese people); teaching of Japanese

1

turning point; transition phase

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

2

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

5

male instincts; male frivolity

1

a (single) moment; an instant

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

total (number); count

1

proceeds (from a sale); takings

1

nylon

1

list price; regular price; established price

1

pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

1

to straighten oneself

2

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

3

self-help; self-reliance

1

like that; that way

1

long-term

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short-term

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

1

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

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