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to throw at; to turn; to raise

4

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

(Earth's) crust

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

5

one lump; one group

2

metre; meter; meter; gauge

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

radio

4

the press; (in the) newspapers

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

13

all night; without sleep

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

armor and helmet (armour)

3

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

2

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

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

2

to slip off

1

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

3

to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

1

American film; American movie

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

5

subject; theme

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

3

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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)

3

just like

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

1

flow

6

to cease; to stop; to be over

3

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

2

the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho)

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

9

outside world; physical world

3

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately

4

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

17

originally; by nature; from the start

1