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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

2

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

8

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

3

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

6

to do

2

maid

6

wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car

1

toast

2

scrambled eggs

1

day after day; day by day

3

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

3

(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

6

paper scoop used in goldfish scooping

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

3

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

7

alone; unaided; away from home

3

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

3

while studying

2

Pierre

5

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

4

mowing; mower

1

aikido

1

molester; groper; masher; pervert

3

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

2

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

3

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

2

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

1

primates

1

Hominidae (family of great apes)

1

subgroup (of the periodic table); subtribe

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

1

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

6

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

sound wave

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

2

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

7

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

7

oh my God; OMG

1

desperate; hopeless

6

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

2

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1