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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

female high-school student

1

tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection

2

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

rare species

1

because; as; since

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

account

2

had better ...; had better not ...

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

2

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

need for social approval and self-esteem

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

to come back

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

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

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

6

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

2

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

1

meaning; significance; sense

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

2

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

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underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1