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traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

8

chocolate brown

1

camerawork

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

6

stapler

1

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

8

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

6

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

5

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

receptionist; reception woman

1

bedmaking

1

store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business

7

grave; serious; alarming

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

3

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

4

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

passport

2

honeymoon

4

Hawaii; Hawai'i

9

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

1

an art; one talent

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

1

way of the sword; swordsmanship

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

2

hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

(feeling of) hunger

1

anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)

1

swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing

1

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

2

how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)

1

to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

3

slacks

1

receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

6

loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic

1

bonehead play

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

6

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

3

waiter

5

tofu-like dish made with edamame

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

2