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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

3

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

even though things may appear this way

1

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

to look stern

1

our

1

independent living; means of earning one's living

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

4

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

what time; (lit.) which hour

1

thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days

6

being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

2

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

older sister; elder sister

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

each juncture; each turning point

1

rent; loan charges

1

to assign; to set aside

1

money-making; earning money

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

treating someone like a child

1

hydrogen water

2

to storm in with a yell

1

carbonated water

27

blue sky

1

island group; archipelago

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

1

amplitude

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

to be enlivened; to be exhilarated

1

partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

2

bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)

3

drink

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

3

carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

4

scientific

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

1

pore (of the skin)

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

face-washing

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1