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having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

9

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

4

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

7

nod; inclination of the head

3

completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

1

knockout

1

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

4

attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

3

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps

1

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

3

or; otherwise

2

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

4

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

perfection; flawlessness

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

outdoors; outside

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

3

to pretend; to act (as if)

3

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

to happen to pass by

4

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

6

ticklish; embarrassing

2

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

10

(a) step forward

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

project

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

7

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

6

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

9

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

to return; to come back

9

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

8

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

2

main street; avenue; boulevard

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1