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shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

8

agitation; stirring; whipping; beating

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness

1

totally automatic

1

development (of film); photographic processing

12

introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation

1

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

5

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

1

person in charge; official; attendant

1

the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

2

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

size

2

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

tweezers; forceps

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

in order; in turn; one by one

2

custom; common practice; habit

1

gambling

1

bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

3

every person; each one; everybody

5

(photographic) subject

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

2

closely cropped hair

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

5

curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents

3

stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)

1

nose

3

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

8

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

7

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

technique

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

4

(issuing) a press release

1

liquid

1

bottom; sole

5

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

3