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design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design

2

high class; noble

1

large public bath

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denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons

2

negative ion

1

hydro massage bath; bath with a massaging jet

1

mid-year gift; summer gift

1

year-end gift; end of the year; year end

1

footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet

3

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

2

supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

5

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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to be boiled; to be cooked

6

cocoon

2

rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

1

impurity; obscenity

1

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

1

unluckily

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to be late; to be unpunctual

1

uncle

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

last day (of the month)

1

intimate; close

3

favour; favor

1

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

to deliver; to hand over; to transfer

2

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

5

very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace

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ordinary citizen; the general public

1

money; cash

4

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping

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greatness

1

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

4

a sound; one sound

1

playing (instrument); playing method; touch

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pizzicato

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glissando

1

flageolet

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

4

whole story; full picture; full particulars

10

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

3

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

centre of attention; center of attention

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one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

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broadcasting code; television code; code of practices for television broadcasters

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

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good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

2