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drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

7

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

5

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

3

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

5

street light

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

8

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

2

one year; some time ago

5

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

6

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

third day of the month; three days

4

Kurihama

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reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)

1

to grasp tightly

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

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

3

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

to have the nerve to

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

7

to win; to gain victory

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

we; us; I; me

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