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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

4

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

2

superintendent; supervisor; warden

1

near; close; beside; third person

4

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

in; at; for

1

convenient

2

poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

1

housemother; dorm mother

2

mother

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

student accommodation; student dormitory

2

administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

2

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

one question

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

2

wristwatch; watch

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

4

demotion; downgrading

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)

1

pet dog

1

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

2

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

2

main; principal; chief; primary; major

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

reduction by half; halving

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

7

finding employment; getting a job

2

pay cut; salary cut

2

difficult; hard

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

to be talked about behind one's back

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

3

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2