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Aegis

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

ball won in a game of pachinko

1

release; emission; ejection

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

7

temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra

4

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

4

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

1

propulsive power; driving force

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

3

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

mere; only; just; slight

10

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

1

removal; getting rid of

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

3

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

defensive-only

1

extermination; expulsion; destruction

2

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

direct hit

2

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

half the body; half length

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

reinforcement

2

dealing with; coping with

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

4

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand

3

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

3

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

3

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

pace; step

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

for today; for the time being

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1