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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

even

3

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

in that manner; like that

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

to walk away; to walk off

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

1

very dim light

3

calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

2

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

1

(short) run; drive; ride; spin

1

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

as soon as possible

1

fear; terror

1

to fight each other

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

description; describing; depicting

2

(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

2

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

2

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

2

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

2

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

2

addition

1

subtraction

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

2

compromise proposal

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

we; us; I; me

1

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

1

tremor; fluctuation

1

point-blank range

2

Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

1

moai; Okinawan-style social support group

1

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

2