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limit; bound

1

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

3

indispensable; essential; necessary

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

to check; to compare

1

to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

1

manned; occupied; piloted

1

space flight; spaceflight

1

light; right; right field; right fielder

2

Tom Wolfe

2

Keiji

2

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

to the end

2

speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

finger; toe; digit

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

day of spring; spring sun

2

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

wife

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

3

go for it; heave; ugh

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

email; e-mail; electronic mail

2

yesterday

2

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

3

sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent

1

to grow angry; to display one's anger

1

all; everyone; everybody

3

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

to propose; to suggest

1

Katsuji

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

3

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

sponsor

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

tuberculosis; TB

1