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writing ability

5

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

1

secondary; of secondary importance

1

of course; certainly; naturally

5

at once; there and then; immediately

3

by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

3

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

6

with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

1

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

10

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

1

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

3

after the end (of something)

2

easy money; easy gain; making a killing

1

vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus

3

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

12

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

6

picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)

2

haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction

40

sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity

2

demand; need; demand

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)

2

Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)

2

exhibition; exhibit

4

all you can drink; bottomless cup

1

car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage

2

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

4

Mibu

1

person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

2

futsal (form of 5-a-side soccer)

3

nesting hole; burrow; den

2

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

7

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

1

performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

tear gas

1

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

11

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

crossbow

1

volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)

1

arena

1

fire extinguisher

12

flamethrower

1

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

2

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

3

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

4

subtitle

1

cup competition

1

chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

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technique

6

various types

1