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sales promotion; hard selling

1

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

2

loved one; lover; sweetheart

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff

1

chuckle; giggle

3

to have troubles; to have concerns

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

4

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

18

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

6

item; something that one "just has to have"

3

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

17

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

1

maintaining the status quo

1

it seems that; as if

1

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

convenient

16

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

2

mental care

1

to take on a role; to take part

1

one year; some time ago

2

life; living; I; me; student

7

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

2

such

5

to need; to call for; to require

3

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

13

now is the time

3

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

3

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

ransom

2

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen

1

eye of a needle

1

gap

1

tendency; trend

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

3

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

8

modern Japanese; current written style

2

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

south gate

1

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

7

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

5

urban areas

1