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enlargement; increase

2

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

2

emptiness; vacuum; blank

4

quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

3

zombie

2

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

2

bad example; bad precedent

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

skill

1

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

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

7

roaring

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

2

nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

2

several people; a few people

1

overtime

1

one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

free time; spare time

1

to want; to desire

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

research

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

2

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

2

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

character string

1

Internet forum; Internet bulletin board

3

underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)

5

erotic picture

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

2

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

1

present continuous tense; present progressive form

1

social problem

1

solution; solution strategy

1