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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

10

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

3

fried prawns; fried shrimp

15

heap; pile; stack; full measure

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

2

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

8

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

5

acquisition; possession

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

18

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

6

saliva; spit; sputum

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

now; come (now); well

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

3

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

to thrust away; to send flying

4

double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

8

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

5

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

new; fresh; novel

3

scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)

2

one by one; one after another; successively

2

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

3

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

5

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

5

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

3

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

4

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

6

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

6

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

8

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

to ask a high price; to overcharge

1