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fire extinguisher

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

8

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

to thrust down; to push off

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

indeed; it's no wonder

2

wave; ups and downs

1

to throw into

1

kickboard; flutterboard; float

2

splish-splash; with a splash

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

water current

1

rejection; dismissal

3

beverage; drink

2

litre; liter

3

cooking; kitchen work

1

exception; exclusion

2

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

importance; gravity

2

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

as if it were about oneself

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

4

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

3

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

1

Iketani

1

Shiozawa

1

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

6

dodgeball

1

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

1

collecting; assembling

1

scramble; struggle

4

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

4

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

4

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

senior; older

1

doll; puppet; figure

3

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

6

cake

7

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off

3

conquest; domination; mastery

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

6

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2