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long ago; already; a long time ago

4

random; random sampling

2

subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

worthlessness

1

irreversible

1

after a heated discussion

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

36

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

12

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

production output; number of goods manufactured

1

barely; scraping by

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

2

everyday occurrence

1

town hall

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

2

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

12

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

2

even though things may appear this way

1

wheat flour

3

China; Chinese food

2

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

2

one more time; once more; once again

2

many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

1

small scale

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

class reunion

1

long time

1

maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

1

haunted house

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

1

cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats

1

song; ballad

1

show

1

needs; demands; requests

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

1

empty stomach; hunger

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

2

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

1

earthquake

4

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

most part; greater part; majority

1

remark; statement; discourse

1

distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry

1