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(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

3

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

1

drinking straw; straw

3

decomposed body; decomposing corpse

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

2

Grocyn

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

they; those guys

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

poisoning someone

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

1

carnival (festival held before Lent)

1

rating; classification; grading

4

puddle; pool of water

1

claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

3

replacement; correcting

1

famous scene (in a movie or play)

1

to change; to replace

1

majority group (party, faction)

1

savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild

2

saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

3

sense of security

3

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

2

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

3

minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

7

course; route; path; process; stages

1

intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

1

map; atlas; chart; plan

3

upper left

1

upper right

1

second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

complicated and mysterious

1

second basement level; subbasement

1

waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

1