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trench; dugout

3

heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

12

to find it hard to say

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

2

sound effect

1

theatrical elocution

3

just because; even if; even though

6

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

out of the question; unthinkable; impossible

1

art; fine arts

3

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

4

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

2

(pine) resin; turpentine

1

to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)

2

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

4

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

1

mystery; wonder

2

with a half-opened eye

6

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

4

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

4

long period (of time)

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

casualties; killed and wounded; human damage

2

commerce and industry

2

payment

4

necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses

1

cut; reduction; curtailment

1

paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

2

short term; short time

1

7th day of the month; seven days

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

some; small amount of

2

(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance

1

tentative plan; draft plan

2

all you want; as much as one wants

1

difficult

2

squishy; bouncy; soft

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

4

beautiful girl

8

insubstantial; pointless

1

casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast

2

to appear on the stage

2

excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

5

to cause laughter; to extract a smile

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1