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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

7

after a long time; for the first time in a while

3

long-distance race

4

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

1

gasping

1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

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

3

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

bending and stretching; flexing and extending

1

Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

2

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

summit (of a mountain)

3

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

16

to estimate

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

7

to use up all one's strength

1

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

5

head; lead; vanguard; first

6

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

4

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

2

second (unit of time); arc second

1

to clap

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

thigh; femoral

1

calf (of leg)

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

to arrive home; to return

2

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

2

a hard time; pains

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

to sit (down)

4

salted salmon

1

baked seaweed; toasted seaweed

1

raw egg

1

greens

1

dish dressed with sesame sauce

1

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

1

green tea; Japanese tea

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1