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to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

9

teacher's cane; teacher's pointer

1

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

3

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

2

teaching staff; faculty

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

3

hitting; battering

1

through a wall; on the other side of a wall

1

word for word; one word

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

irresponsibility

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

4

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

2

sunlight; rays of the Sun

3

why; how

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

2

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

telephone pole

1

postbox; mailbox; pillar box

1

member; the membership

1

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

1

straw sandals

1

balance; equilibrium

1

to approach

1

cancellation

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

troubled face; worried expression

1

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

3

fragment; piece

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

2

to trace back to (the origins of something)

1

lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea

3

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

gratitude; thanks

1

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

1

stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

3

to follow another's example

2

cease-fire; truce; armistice

1