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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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fist-sized

1

down; fuzz; fluff

1

fungal filament; hypha; hyphae

1

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation

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

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

pressure; oppression; suppression

2

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death

1

direct connection; direct link

1

cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal

2

to need; to demand; to take; to require

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

how; in what way

1

approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish

1

help; rescue; assistant

2

to get used to hearing

1

picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure

5

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

6

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

1

to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

5

amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger

3

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

inexperienced

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

special training; intensive training; crash course

1

actually; really

1

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

1

silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

2