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inexpert or untrained eyes

2

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

to stand stock still

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

with a start; with a jump

6

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

9

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

2

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

17

five (long cylindrical things)

1

grip

1

classification; assortment

1

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

1

magazine

2

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

1

of course; certainly; naturally

6

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

6

seeing at a distance

2

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

8

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

8

one second

1

crosshairs

1

first; new

2

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

3

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

4

chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)

1

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

puddle of blood; pool of blood

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

11

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

4

speaker

7

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

7

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

1

arms rack; rifle stand

4

Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)

1

important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

claw; talon

2

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

3

semicircle

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

2

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

3

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1