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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

3

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

spice

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staple food

1

potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet

1

compared to

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

how many hours?

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

human relations; personal relationships

2

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

2

first place

1

if; in case; supposing

4

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

the Two Ise Shrines

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

4

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

I can tell you; heh

2

part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

2

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

2

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

2

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

3

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

3

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

always; at any time

2

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

1

defensive-only

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

pointing out; identification

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

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

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

8

to accept; to receive; to agree

2