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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

5

unprecedented; never seen before

2

being startled; getting a shock

3

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

1

seal; sticker

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

knob; doorknob

5

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

11

detailed; clear

2

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

plural; multiple; several

2

(corrugated) cardboard

6

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

1

approximately the same

1

stature; height

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

head; cranium; cephalic

3

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

1

landing

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

1

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1

surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

9

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

to say; to be pleased to say

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

3

computer desk

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

speaker

1

audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl

1