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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

9

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

7

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

5

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

to pass (examination)

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small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

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small and medium

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

rush; flood; deluge

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

1

self; oneself

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

wave; ups and downs

2

drifting; drift; being adrift

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

how many hours?

2

precious; valuable

2

time; hour; period; class

15

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

6

finding employment; getting a job

3

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

immediately; at once; instantly

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

6

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

4

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

4

true value; real worth

1

follow the person to your right (command to form a line); following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit

1

success or failure; result

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

4

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

7

first step

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company policy

6

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

2

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

4

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

2

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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philosophy

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single word; a few words; brief comment

2

soul; spirit

2

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

decision; determination

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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