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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

heaven and earth; top and bottom

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

5

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

not so

1

respect; honour; honor

1

gold (colour, color)

2

vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth

16

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

50

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

2

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

5

sword skills; swordsmanship

4

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

2

to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

1

(the thing) itself

4

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

3

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

10

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

bluff

2

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

5

to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

9

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

5

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

55

win; victory

3

decrease in level; deterioration; decline

1

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1

only; nothing but

10

mistake; blunder; slipup

4

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

1

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

4

vitality; (one's) life force

8

substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

6

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

8

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

5

resultant; consequential

4

naturally; of course; understandably

1

not only

2

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer

1

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

6

root; basis; foundation

2

to leak out

2

to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

5