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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

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

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

4

prediction; estimation

2

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

Sasaki

11

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

universe; cosmos; space

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

fist

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

conversation

1

start

1

idea

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

(written) proposal

1

to be right on target; to strike it rich

1

naturally curly hair

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

around the clock; day and night

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

6

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

1

oh, yes?; really?

2

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

1

apartment worth 100 million yen or more; luxury apartment

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

1

hostess; barmaid

1

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

5

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

tall (of a person)

1

muscle

1

density

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

naturally curly hair

1

hair straightening

1