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four (long cylindrical things)

1

curse; spell; malediction

4

tea with milk

1

to swallow; to gulp down

5

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

3

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

1

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

1

giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji

2

to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye

1

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

1

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

4

way (of doing); manner; method; means

5

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

1

to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own

1

preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

demon of ill health; disease

1

weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain

2

imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)

1

hostility; enmity

3

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

2

trust

5

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

5

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

13

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

at a moment's notice; readily

4

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

1

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

3

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

6

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

6

to threaten; to make threats

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

value; preciousness; nobility

1

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

4

(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

1

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

3

tone; manner of speaking

3

opening and shutting

2

disinformation; false information

1

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

4

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

whichever one chooses; either way

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

8

roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

1

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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