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to fight to the bitter end

3

lack of experience

4

vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position

2

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

7

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

2

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

7

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

2

early; quickly; promptly

1

rout; collapse

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

3

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

6

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

8

to slide into; to slip into

4

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

5

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

10

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

3

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

excuse; explanation

5

counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter

12

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

3

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

8

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

10

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

8

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

2

counter seat; seat at the counter

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

23

drunken person

6

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

6

being concerned about or mindful of

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

3

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

2

general public; the masses

1

bar; pub; tavern

24

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

32

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1