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independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

art of using a naginata

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

only; nothing but

7

grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

1

palm (of the hand)

5

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

1

attendant; companion

2

same year in school

1

the same grade; same class

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

class president; head class representative

1

heavy responsibility

1

with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

7

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

2

kiss

4

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

10

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

1

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

1

the second time

2

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

4

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

petal

3

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

sorting fruit

1

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

3

to jab; to hit; to punch

1

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

10

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

1

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

4

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

1

long slits (esp. of eyes)

1

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

1

back of the hand

2