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blood vessel; vein

7

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

2

mechanical

4

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

6

frightening; terrifying

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce

4

pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid

3

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

bloodletting; phlebotomy

3

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

1

ecstasy; highest heaven

1

(linguistic) competence; language capability

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

2

Lamaze technique

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

2

desert

8

ostrich (Struthio camelus)

2

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

5

two-storied building

2

short selling

1

to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy

1

general meeting of stockholders

1

extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

6

First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

1

listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation

1

Nikkei (newspaper, share index)

1

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

4

key industry

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

2

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

5

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

2

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

quite a lot

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

4

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

4

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

7

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

5

government

3

Swordfish

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan

1

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

4

to prostrate oneself (before)

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

5

in high spirits; excited; energetic

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1