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searching; hunting for news story; journalist

4

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

10

entering a faith; joining a religion

2

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

1

large snowflakes

1

truck; lorry

15

side car

1

motorcycle; motorbike

12

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

to swarm; to gather

1

attack preparedness

2

actress; female actor

34

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

3

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

7

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

battle; fight; combat

10

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

5

to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for

1

warning shot

2

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

7

close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

2

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

8

quick-wittedness; tact

1

weak person; the weak

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

21

sound of many footsteps

2

typist

2

threatening; menacing

1

a step; short distance; short time

1

what floor?

1

to push and push; to keep pushing to the end

2

left side

2

latest style

2

rapid-fire

8

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

4

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

4

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

2

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

6

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

floor above; floor upstairs

8

bloodshed

5

war; battle; match; game; competition

4

wound

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

4