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to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

3

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

6

now or never; time's up

1

borrowing

1

rental

5

Mito Kōmon (televised period drama; 1969-2011)

1

inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

2

Imperial standard; worthy cause

3

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

6

cheap; economical

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

5

neon (Ne); neon sign

2

harmless

2

young and old; all ages

1

mission; delegation

137

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

3

value; worth; virtue; blessing

5

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

2

status of a subject

2

to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

4

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

3

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

4

candidate; applicant

2

heated argument; passionate debate

1

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

2

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

wild boar; wild pig

21

self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

3

grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly

2

to lose face; to disgrace oneself

2

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

3

do-or-die game; crucial contest

2

diplomat

8

animal passions; carnal desire; lust

1

topping

1

unconventional; unusual; outside-the-box

1

war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat

2

diplomatic mission

9

bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part

3

weak attitude

1

to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction

2

tall stature; tall figure

2

slim; slender; slight; delicate

2

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

2

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)

1