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confrontation; showdown

10

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

3

concession; conciliation; compromise

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

5

face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity

2

version

9

defendant; the accused

1

court (of law); courtroom

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

5

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

3

being argued into silence; being left speechless

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

2

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

1

guitar

14

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

3

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

melody; tune

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

11

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

2

gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

2

rust

1

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

3

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin

1

inexperienced

1

instructor; advisor; adviser

1

name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

4

positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode

1

to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

1

cover band

1

appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)

1

artist; musician

2

competition

1

musical item being performed; performed song

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

2

spy; spying

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)

7

to do

6

winning percentage

1

ideal

6

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

8

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

1

existing

3

signature; autograph

1

to listen again; to ask again

1