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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid

1

steel

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skylight; head

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

3

to shed light; to cast light

6

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

5

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

4

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

mainly; primarily

4

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

2

ore; mineral; crystal

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

15

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

10

using as an intermediary; through

3

breathing; respiration

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

5

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

8

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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thank you; thanks

5

thanks; gratitude

3

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

12

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

11

to raise (one's head)

4

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

3

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

6

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

3

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

9

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

6

light; faint; pale; fleeting

3

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)

2

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

8

aristocratic

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

10

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

10

silence (not speaking); muteness

4

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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