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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

3

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

3

gecko; house lizard

2

shovel; spade; scoop

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

13

to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

3

to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)

1

to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

4

to cook (e.g. rice)

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

1

simple; easy; quick

4

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

9

mechanism; organization; organisation

8

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

4

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

3

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

9

humorous

3

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

13

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

2

survival instinct

5

craving; longing; thirsting

12

to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

4

cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

2

to jump upon (a moving object)

10

perfect; just right; ideal

1

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

1

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

8

obstacle; hurdle

4

not covered (by); not subject (to)

1

intruder; trespasser

1

while passing each other

9

waste of time; killing time

5

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

29

to melt together

2

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

4

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

4

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

8

to pay attention; to be watchful

3

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

4

guard; girder bridge

7

internal organs; intestines; viscera

15

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

6

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

3

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

5

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

(having) life-and-death power (over)

3