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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

2

(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

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chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

1

itchy

3

scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

1

good

1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

4

to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with

1

windshield wiper; windscreen wiper

1

team of reporters; news crew

1

dust

12

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

3

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

3

varnish

1

sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion

1

surfer

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

3

loyalty; devotion

1

local history

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

3

gloomy

4

cathedral

1

luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

4

the end

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

seeming very

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

10

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

8

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

14

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

2

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

3

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

2

to be photographed; to be projected

4

Wataru

194

reputation; public opinion

2

puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

5

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

2

if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

2

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

2

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

4

to investigate; to examine

1

tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

2

headquarters; head office; main office

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

2

madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession

1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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