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to fire into; to shoot into

4

dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

1

grinning; smirking

2

we; us; I; me

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

2

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

shotgun

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

1

bottle

1

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

2

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

4

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

exit; way out; outlet; vent

3

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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physical ability

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

to make a sound

3

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

2

impatience

1

to survive

4

instinct

1

to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

2

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage

1

these guys; these fellows

4

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

beginner

3

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

1

to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death

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