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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

photograph for passports, ID cards, etc. (usu. 4x3cm)

1

Yamada

4

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

3

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

6

in that way; thus; so; so?

16

in comparison to; rather than

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

3

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

4

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

2

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

4

classmate

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

class

1

in order; in turn; one by one

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

Mikuriya

2

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

3

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

trivial; slight

1

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

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

5

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

Tokyo

13

photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

3

location scouting

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

8

famous; fame

2

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

3

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

vocational school; technical school

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

6

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

difference; variation; difference

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

3

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

5

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

4

chance (of success); odds

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1