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edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

1

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

1

to turn one's face away

1

television camera

1

sharing the same concern

1

tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report

6

directions; instructions; orders; command

2

media

2

fake; something false; sham; deception

1

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

1

legion

2

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)

1

table tennis; ping-pong

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

1

cheque; check

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

pouring; injection

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

1

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

1

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

1

to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable

2

live broadcast

4

not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible

1

old road

1

(car) horn; klaxon

1

to keep standing

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)

2

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

Polaroid camera; instant camera; Polaroid (photograph)

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)

2

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

1

nineteen; 19

1

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

1

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

1

area of holiday homes; area of villas

1

beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

pension (Western-style boarding house)

10

brush

2

bathroom

2

tile

1

live-in (e.g. job)

3

to put someone to work; to make someone work

1