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collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

4

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

standing on tiptoes

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

6

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

7

wire

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

2

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

3

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

2

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

1

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to soothe and humor; to coax

2

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

2

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

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

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

2

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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speedy

2

dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

looking over someone's shoulder

2

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

to frown; to scowl

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

4

sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo

1

one (thing); one piece; one item

5

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)

2

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

5

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

1

natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic

1

apron

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mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips

7

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

8

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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