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beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

1

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

people; populace; masses

3

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

2

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

3

purity; chastity

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

4

blasting

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

to stick it out (until the end)

1

gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

4

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

2

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

2

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

7

to take (be in) charge of

1

to make a profit

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

4

before meals

1

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

1

the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

1

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view

2

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

1

(war) front

1

one more time; once more; once again

2

entire world; whole world; world stage

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

6

projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection

4

refinement; narrowing-down

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

1

to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

4

eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

1

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

14

bombshell announcement; bombshell statement

1

this morning

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

4

silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money

7

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

3

pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

1

hand-mirror

3

to be reflected in a mirror

1

what on Earth is this?

1

right eye

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

2

what type of thing; which one

1