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acquisition; possession

3

to not believe one's ears

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

5

opening address

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

2

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

3

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

3

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

how; in what way; I wonder

1

this much; this amount

1

garden (esp. with trees); park

1

principal; headmaster

5

junior

6

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

4

son; penis

1

school entrance ceremony

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

autumn; fall

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

ear; year

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

15

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

3

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress

3

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

at any rate; anyhow

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

ready, go!; race

2

flying start

1

(very) back (last) row; rearmost row

1

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

2

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.)

20

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

2

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

3

long distance; long haul

1

first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

4

Don (Spanish honorific)

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

3

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

frantic dash; rushing at full speed

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

4

to thrust away; to send flying

1

surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

3