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ink

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

black (colour, color)

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blue

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

1

to draw a line

1

arrowhead

1

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

2

one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

1

member

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

2

consequently; as a result; in the end

1

to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

to share

1

maintaining the status quo

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

1

thank you very much

6

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

1

Chinese (language)

1

newscaster; newsreader

4

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

meanwhile

1

apartment worth 100 million yen or more; luxury apartment

1

privacy

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

compared to

2

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

1

malnutrition

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

2

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)

1

to scan; to look over

2

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

other people; others

1

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1

to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

3

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

2

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT

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