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to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

2

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

3

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

1

plump; chubby; voluptuous

1

big arm; brawny arm

2

clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

4

escape hatch; escape door

1

document; official papers

11

one's way; one's path

2

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

3

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

ho-ho

6

reserve and consideration (to others)

2

nervousness; oversensitivity

5

double exposure

1

by (means of); with

1

earlobe

5

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

8

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

2

penis

2

base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

5

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

2

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely

1

handkerchief

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

1

to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch

1

suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

4

having said that; on the other hand

2

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

1

transactions; dealings; business

5

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

to sell over to

4

Son of God; child of an emperor

1

with a clank

1

mineral matter; metallic property

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

4

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

kick

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1