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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

that's so, however ...

2

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

special case; exception

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

modest; humble

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

1

overestimation; overvaluing

1

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

3

strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

2

starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

3

master; teacher; stable master

2

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

Sparta

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

3

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

2

crawling along

2

book; volume

3

disgusting; repulsive

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

6

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

1

portrait

2

pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

1

straw hat

3

peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

palace

2

moonlight

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