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the sense of hearing

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

selection; choice; option

2

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

Díli (East Timor)

2

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

9

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

smiling; grinning

1

ascetic monk; trainee monk

1

clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

10

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

3

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

foliage; leaves of trees

2

(in) a state of rest

1

both (people)

3

high level

1

stillness; repose; standing still

1

usual state of things

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

3

a little more

1

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

easy; simple; light

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

1

just a little

5

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

angle

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

disgrace; humiliation

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

7

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

9

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

3

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

2

to cook (e.g. rice)

1

posture; stance

9

pupil (of eye); eye

2

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

1