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to be hesitant; to feel timid

2

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

2

pistol

2

to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

body (of car); frame

1

holster

2

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

1

serious; not joking; straight

3

to anticipate; to foresee

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

3

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

3

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

6

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

rapid-fire

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

7

grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

2

action

1

actor; actress; player; performer

1

it must be like this

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

trampoline

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

2

anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic

3

admirably; exquisitely; aptly

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

poker face

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

advice

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2

indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly

1

blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

2

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

1

pressure

2

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

2

immediately; promptly

3

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

4

edge of blade

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

3

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

2

ball-point pen

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

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