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to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

2

tricks with water

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer

11

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

3

pretext; excuse

1

bow (salute, greeting)

4

himself; he himself

3

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

7

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

4

(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

3

red wine

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

6

silk

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

6

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

3

gambling

2

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

2

online casino; Internet casino; virtual casino

1

consumer financing firm; loan shark

1

convenience store lunch box

2

mucous membrane

1

industrial waste

1

organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables

1

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

1

whole egg; egg white and egg yolk

1

correction; revision; rectification

1

pure; clean; purity

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

thigh; femoral

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

11

piglet

1

thin skin

3

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

great physical power; animal strength

2

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

1

alone; unaided; away from home

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

2

the latter

1