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intelligence; intellect; brains

4

assistant ...; probationary ...

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

3

to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal

5

simplification

1

Middle East

2

hunger; starvation

3

lake surface

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

ghost town

1

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

2

terminal

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

2

to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

1

still image

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

2

despondency

1

sunny place; in the sun

1

a day or two

2

to gain experience

1

with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly

1

telephone call; telephone (device)

2

anecdote; brief (comic) story

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

5

speaker

1

volume (sound)

1

shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake

1

stranger

1

being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed

1

Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)

1

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

3

steaming

4

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

2

taste; flavor; flavour

4

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

1

mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row

1

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1

as always; as usual

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

2

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

1

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

posture; attitude

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

3

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

joke

1