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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

3

mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)

1

sponsor

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

6

maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

1

number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation

1

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

2

grandchild

7

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

2

horse tack; horse gear; harness

1

to blush; to redden

2

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

1

tuition; school expenses

3

to put on airs; to assume importance

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

10

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

2

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

half share; half a man

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

4

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

3

affirmative

4

rule of thumb

2

tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you

1

to cause offense

1

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

6

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

item; article; dish; course; finest item

12

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

4

sense of responsibility

3

seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

2

thief; robber

1

chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area

1

belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt

8

buckle

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

7

collection; correction

1

protective wall; bulwark

4

bracelet; bangle

10

to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead

2

way one walks; one's walk

4

thirty; 30

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

5

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

1

recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light

2

electric fan

2