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efficient

1

late; slowly

2

grandchild

5

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

2

head family; main branch of a school or religion

3

green hand; novice

6

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

2

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

thumbnail

1

Chiba (city, prefecture)

1

to Google; to search for information on the WWW

2

contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

2

call; summons; convening; convocation

3

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

12

it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

2

you (plural)

1

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

3

in addition

1

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

16

secret art; the mysteries

16

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

18

hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

14

dawn; daybreak

2

(not) one

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

certainly; surely; definitely

2

asking price

1

to buy; to purchase

2

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

brink; critical moment

1

hawk; falcon

6

oh, yes?; really?

4

to go on reading

1

iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire

1

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

2

eagle (Accipitridae family)

3