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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over

1

desire; appetite; lust

15

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

2

beyond saving

2

to crumble away; to collapse

2

treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

3

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

2

divorce; dissolution of adoption

1

pessimistic; gloomy

1

nature conservation

1

collection box

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

4

desolate; dreary; bleak

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

3

science and technology; scientific technique

3

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

3

earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

2

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

8

rivet

1

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

7

panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft

4

(about) middle; midway

3

marking; scent marking

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

4

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

3

inquiry; enquiry; query; reference

2

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

2

resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)

3

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

1

deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed

2

journal; magazine; periodical

2

X-ray

2

ultrasonic waves; ultrasound

1

inner structure; internal anatomy

3

number of years

1

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

5

Heian period (794-1185)

1

Mongol Empire

1

The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)

1

mere; simple; sheer

2

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

1

to become (formal)

1

martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

4

challenger

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

2

heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow

1