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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

perfect; complete; flawless

2

confronting directly; meeting face-to-face

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

1

that is; namely; i.e.

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

4

hourglass

10

sand; grit

3

fall; drop; descent; coming down

3

one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)

2

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

2

one's possessions; ownership

2

embers; live charcoal

3

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

4

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

5

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

1

to make a sound

17

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

2

threat; menace

2

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

8

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

10

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

step; stride; counter for steps

13

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

5

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

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

8

to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

4

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1