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reduction by half; halving

1

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

5

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

12

pachinko ball

1

discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion

13

something or other; anything

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

4

occurrence; happening; incident; event

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

in succession; one by one

3

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

1

to send in

3

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

unpolished and uncut gem

2

new; fresh; novel

1

diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection

1

trackless; reckless; dissipated

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

mania; wild excitement

2

turmoil; chaos; confusion

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa

1

spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

1

tank (military vehicle); chariot

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

2

arrow; wedge; chock

2

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

2