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the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo

2

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person

1

snake charmer

4

(imperial) reign; period

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

100; hundred

4

deadly poison

2

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

serum; blood serum

1

training (animals); breaking (animals)

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

3

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

communicating in writing

1

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

1

broad daylight

1

good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

2

(one's) seated posture

1

to serve God

4

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

1

to have in one's dreams

1

urgency; emergency

6

false charge; slander; defamation

2

cheap hotel

6

uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom

5

acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

3

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

1

to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as

1

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

6

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

5

usual state of things

1

enlargement; increase

1

uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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

training; education; development; cultivation

1

course; curriculum

1

several times; a few times

1

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

2

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

2

repentance; confession; penitence

3

gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

4

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1