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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

15

efficiency

4

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

6

to assemble; to set up; to construct

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

9

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

3

to eliminate waste

2

immediately; right away; on the spot

7

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

2

to make sense

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

2

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

11

simple; easy; convenient; handy

1

hygienic; sanitary

1

can; tin; canned food

3

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

4

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

2

don't worry; no worries; never mind

2

lunch; midday meal

4

the same as this

1

variation

1

various types

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

8

cold (drinking) water

1

to pour on

5

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

6

vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3

to eat; to drink

4

breach of manners; breach of etiquette

4

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

6

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

11

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

4

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

2

experiment

1

conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

7

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

10

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

7

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

3

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

4

motivation

2

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

moment; instant

1

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

4