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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

3

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

5

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

as if; as though

7

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

4

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

11

successfully; with success

1

splash (of water); spray

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

6

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

2

straight line

2

approximately the same

4

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

17

acceleration; speeding up

5

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

19

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

13

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

5

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

3

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

2

heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

2

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

4

continuation; succession; series; continuous

12

to name; to call; to christen; to term

3

to wrap up

5

to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

7

evidence; proof

6

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

19

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

82

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

2

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

6

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

11

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

to aim at

4

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

4

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

6

passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

2