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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

2

motive power; driving force

3

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

2

last year

5

disastrous earthquake

1

extinction; annihilation; destruction

2

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

5

to open one's eyes wide

13

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

3

to become bloodshot

6

ankle

1

from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

1

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

4

diagonal

1

drool

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

face; looks; vestiges; trace

7

enchantress; vamp

7

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

hostility; animosity; enmity

3

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

4

bridge of nose

2

leopard (Panthera pardus)

1

threat; intimidation; menace

6

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

2

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

blockhead!; you

6

weak

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to prostrate oneself before

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

8

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

camber

1

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

1

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

2

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

5

both eyes

5

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

3

to hate; to detest

2

suppression; repression; subjugation

2

continuation

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

3

chuckle; giggle

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

bank; coast; shore

1