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destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

1

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

plate; dish

3

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

1

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

whether or not

2

whenever (each time) one sees (it)

1

inferiority complex

1

of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

last day; final day

6

octopus

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

wicked tongue; abusive language

3

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

3

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

3

damage control

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

3

feelings of guilt

2

to torment; to torture; to harass

3

to be a matter of life or death

1

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

2

line-marking machine; line marker

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

3

rigorous distinction

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

3

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

2

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

discussion

1

to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

2

weak child; frail child; gangly child

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

5

to boil; to simmer

3

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

1

to have the memory of having done something oneself

1

physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

3

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

5

being truly angry

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

gossip

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)

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