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to be lacking in options; to be too few

3

analysis

4

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

6

going into battle; departure for the front

3

impudent; cheeky

2

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

16

suspicious

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

9

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

1

to swim

7

commander

1

to cling

6

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

12

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

4

two wheels; two flowers

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

7

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

to whistle

2

behind; in the rear; in back

15

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

3

your coming; coming with happy news; your presence

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

11

acquaintance

2

acquaintance

2

coarse; crude; rough

1

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

middle-aged man

5

with a grin

4

nihilistic

11

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

9

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

6

Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

21

descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

337

three generations; three periods; third generation

2

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

every place; various places

6

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

2

military gains; war results; fruit of battle

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

to blank out; to panic

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1