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white light; corona

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on countless occasions; many a time

1

last resort

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

4

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

thumb; big toe

2

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

1

return; restoration

1

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

1

to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

1

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

1

to gradually rise

2

to anticipate; to foresee

1

bull; ox; steer

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

1

sacred beast

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

rule of thumb

1

to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell

1

lightning rod

1

specialized; specialised; boutique

2

going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings

1

to compel; to force; to oblige

1

tornado

2

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

1

removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone

1

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

6

for the first time in one's life

3

radiation; emission

1

muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

2

to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed

1

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

7

the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are

1

acute ear; good ear

1

unconscious

1

ornament; decoration

2

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

snapping apart

4

random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

3