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all times and places; all ages and countries

5

coin; token; slug

33

collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)

7

to buy up

1

neutrality

7

justice; fairness; impartiality

7

both arguments; both opinions

1

writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both

1

many thousands

4

reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

high price

1

exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)

57

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

1

maid

2

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

24

double meaning

1

turmoil; chaos; confusion

3

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)

3

garden (esp. with trees); park

1

point of an argument; drift of an argument

3

old coin

9

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

5

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

20

the end (of); powder

20

vyakarana (assurance of future enlightenment)

1

educated loafer (living off family wealth); leisured intellectual; idle rich

12

employee; servant

10

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

2

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

3

police officer; policeman; constable

80

Nakasugi

5

unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished

1

means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

nonchalantly; without a care

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft

2

stab; puncture wound

5

psychogenesis

6

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

6

how can (one) do something

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

maximum punishment; maximum sentence

1

this country; our country

1