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to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

1

cold reception; inhospitality

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

speed-eating contest

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

throat; singing voice

5

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

7

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

5

drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel

2

terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end

4

vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation

1

oracle; revelation; divine message

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

4

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

4

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

3

precocious; precocious child

1

crowd of people

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

one machine; one vehicle

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

3

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

guard; convoy; escort

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

autumn; fall

1

good night

3

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

supernatural power; divine power; magical power

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

bed

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

syndrome

35

fuse

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

4

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

3

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

to be able to conceal

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1