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1

father; dad; papa

1

evening dew; night dew

1

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

1

earthquake disaster

1

shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

3

bedding; bedclothes

1

water bill

2

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

3

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

2

taking the initiative

4

(essential) utilities; lifeline

1

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

1

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

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

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

2

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

1

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

3

half-eaten

2

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)

1

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

5

to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount

2

to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)

1

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

2

slightly shrewd

2

to sell off; to dispose of

3

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

4

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

beyond saving

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

3

detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark

1

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

1

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

asking oneself

1

unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid

1

sound of a motor

1

cube

3

soft serve ice cream

1

crosswise

1

stainless steel

2

reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete

6

welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

1

investment; contribution; financing

4

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

2

elementary, junior high and high school

1