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ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

true character; real nature

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

3

timid; fainthearted

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

magnetism; magnetic force

1

even if not; even without

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

2

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

4

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

8

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

relation; connection

2

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

violent explosion; bursting

1

tragedy; tragic event

2

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

stepping back; drawing back

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

beyond that point; after that

3

eavesdropping; tapping

2

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

5

high-pitched; shrill

6

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

to surge; to well up; to gush out

3

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

brains; brain tissue

3

shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake

1

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

2

oh; ah

5

thank you very much

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

3

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

2

to smile

2

for today; for the time being

1