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lickety-split; quickly

1

omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette

3

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

success or failure; outcome; result

1

remaining silent; keeping secret

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

Maruchan

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

8

painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

hot water; hot bath

7

temperature

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

fundamental; basic

4

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

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

1

roof

4

suspicion; distrust

1

silent; solemn; quiet

2

humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

imperious; proud

1

to poke; to push

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

1

to do (for someone)

2

public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

2

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

2

evidence; proof

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1