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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

3

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit

1

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

new word; neologism; newly coined word; newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school

1

report card

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to escape

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

tee-hee

2

source; origin

3

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

manufacture; production

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

6

meeting

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

2

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

2

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

3

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision

1

to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit

1

hmm; I see; hrm

2

burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts

1

dragon god; dragon king; naga

1

counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

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