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in fact

1

malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

5

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

to be found; to be discovered

3

period; term; interval

3

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

humming; crooning

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

3

poster

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

13

Shinto shrine

8

every year; yearly; annually

1

tourist

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

9

opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting

7

reflexive; reflecting

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

(once) again

2

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

3

both (people); the two of them

11

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

1

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

1

planning; plan; project; arrangements

2

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

8

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

4

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

6

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

fast pace; quick pace

1

fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period

1

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

4

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

2

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1