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competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

3

high; high school

12

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

17

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

4

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

3

to swarm; to gather

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

9

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

8

haunted house

3

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

10

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

3

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

7

gender; distinction of sex; sex

2

shoplifting; shoplifter

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

24

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

59

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

4

missing; lacking

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

22

same sex

3

rejection

1

darkness

4

to tie; to fix; to attach

4

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

2

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

9

I don't need it; I don't want it

1

lavish; profuse

1

suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death

1

free fall

2

manly; brave; heroic

4

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

13

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

6

gizzard

1

stone; rock; pebble

6

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

13

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

2

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

9

pillar of fire; blazing column

1

fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof

1

protective wall

1

to thank

6

bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

4

(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

idle; useless

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

11

unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

2