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rule

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

replying to someone's email immediately

1

screen name; username; handle

3

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

100; hundred

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

2

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

oh, yes?; really?

5

special skill

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

3

prize; award

5

application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment

3

content of a letter

2

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

impatience

1

acceleration; speeding up

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

all on one's own

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

dead of night; midnight

4

late-night show; midnight broadcast

1

comedian; comic

1

chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)

1

FM; frequency modulation

1

radio

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

silence

2

all night long; all through the night

1

leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

1

to grasp tightly

2

to do so; to do thus

7

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

20

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

5

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

2

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

2

car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

2