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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

2

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

1

darkness; the dark

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

sweeping sideways; mowing down

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

1

(body) weight

1

dropkick; flying kick

1

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

1

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

3

flash; brandish

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

fatal wound

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

3

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

breathing; respiration

1

lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)

1

trembling with excitement

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

1

source; origin

1

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

1

shooting up one after another

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

4

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

2

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

in the background; not standing out

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

2

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

1

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

4

to die; (lit.) to become earth

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

butterfly

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

1

an arrow; a retort

1