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telescope

4

lens

2

magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank

2

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

3

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

microscope

1

(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

nocturnality; nocturnal habits

1

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

1

to ask for too much; to expect too much

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

5

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

2

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

2

gasoline; petrol

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

3

devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

6

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

battlefield; battleground

3

assassin

1

dictator; despot

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

3

state of mind; (one's) mental state

1

spasmodic(ally); fitful

1

now; come (now); well

1

pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

guts

2

laziness; indolence; negligence (of duties); kausidya

1

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

1

different race; different ethnic group; different peoples

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

4

honor; honour; credit; prestige

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

protective instinct; defensive instinct

2

inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

4

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

2

pouring; injection

2

to hold a ceremony

1

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

4

sheep (Ovis aries)

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

5

inhumane; inhuman

1