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way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

harassment; pestering

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

finite; limited

1

balance

3

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

3

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

thumb; big toe

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

15

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

2

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

2

to tell a lie; to fib

4

to see through; to see the true nature of something

4

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

6

contact; contact lens

1

reality

1

curt; point-blank

2

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

central government ministries and agencies

1

what

4

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

3

bubble; bubble economy

2

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

8

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

1

filing

1

cloud; crowd

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

top down

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school

1

to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

1

forcibly; against one's will

3

to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

2

off-the-record

2

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

6

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

10

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1