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I pray; I wish

2

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

4

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

3

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

9

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

4

optimistic; hopeful

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

10

old man; old geezer

18

falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

2

maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

58

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage

11

ant

1

scientific crime detection; forensic investigation

1

to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

5

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

shaking; swaying

2

desire; request; wish

2

oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

1

hat

3

proposal; offer; request; application

4

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

offering

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

2

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

3

to age; to grow old

5

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

10

like; as if; the same as

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

11

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

4

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

3

glass; pane

19

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

38

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

5

standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position

1

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

3

this much; this amount

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

4

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

8

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4