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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

3

alternative plan

1

right of veto

3

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

2

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone

1

Nobutoshi

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

3

checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers

1

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

1

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

2

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

Financial Services Agency; FSA

3

to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident

1

stop; stoppage; end

2

sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

2

sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing

2

finance business; moneylending business

1

disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves

1

to make a mistake; to blunder

1

normal practice; proper practice

3

villain; baddie; the villain's part

2

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

5

rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules

2

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

3

inhumane; inhuman

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

4

error; mistake; slip; bug

3

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

3

assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)

1

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

1

synergy

1

if things go wrong; if the worst happens

1

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

6

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

5

inexhaustible supply

1

case-by-case

2

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

1

faith; fidelity; loyalty

1

overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)

1

takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking

2

Livedoor

1

take-over bid

2

gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate

3

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

3

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

3

call; summons; convening; convocation

2

shareholder lawsuit

1

high profit

1