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duty; function; office; mission; task

7

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

2

evening; night; dinner

3

night shift

13

changing assignments

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

4

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

2

desk; copy editor

1

both feet; both legs

3

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

1

journal; magazine; periodical

7

to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

1

reading (books)

4

calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

1

Akita (city, prefecture)

1

keyboard

2

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

6

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

1

suspicious; doubtful

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

1

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

2

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

high; high school

1

desk

17

medium; media

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

hair

2

insect; bug

1

sense organ

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

rare; extraordinary; singular

2

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

2

pornography; porn; porno

2

novel; (short) story

7

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

1

to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

1

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

heroine

1

adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair

1

(romantic) love

2