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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

confrontation; showdown

2

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

2

to lose one's life

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

1

blunt weapon

1

to knock down; to knock out

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

abortion; feticide

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

secretary (government); director; chief

8

match; game; bout; contest

11

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

objective; aim; mark

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

information sharing

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

2

one's weak point

1

bluff

2

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

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

military; strategic

2

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

6

Gure-su

13

100,000; hundred thousand

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

1

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

unconditional

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

6

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

1

battlefield; battleground

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

video game (played on a home console)

1

1,000,000,000; billion

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

4

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2