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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)

1

always; constantly

2

scorn; disdain; contempt

6

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

good-natured person; nice person

2

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

guide; usher

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

10

train; electric train

6

(train) conductor

1

kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)

2

front entrance; front door

1

scarlet; red

1

carpet; rug; runner

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

4

both sides

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

3

usherette

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

4

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

2

especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally

3

to settle one's account; to pay a bill

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

shopping; purchased goods

2

money

31

stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

1

reason; cause; circumstances

2

tension; mental strain; nervousness

3

dizzy; giddy

2

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

4

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

half-crazed; frantic

4

to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

2

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

3

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

goods; article; thing

2

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

1

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

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

6

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1