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first (in a series)

1

anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

3

gently (of the wind); softly

1

tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

lightning

2

done; just done; just finished

2

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception

3

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

13

(video) game

1

dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine

1

five and seven; 35th day after a person's death

1

live action (as opposed to animation); photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.); real image; depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture); description

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

2

total (number); count

3

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

addition; annexation; appendage

2

strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints

1

collection; compilation

3

magazine article

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

3

(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

4

to glare at; to scowl at

4

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

2

average age

2

average value; mean value; mean; expectation

2

Sayoshi

2

bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait

2

west

1

hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool

1

seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio

1

dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam

2

(study of) statistics

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

10

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

formula; prescribed form; established formality

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

of all things

2

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

5

each; per piece

1

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

5

bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

2

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

2

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish

1

great adventure

1

open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo

1