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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

1

to cut at; to slash at

4

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

how many pieces

1

solution; solution strategy

1

amount of material resources

1

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

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

3

snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

3

to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

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

2

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

11

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

short distance; short range; short-haul

2

direct hit

3

to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

2

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

6

new discovery; new invention

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

3

calamity; disaster; accident

1

sword; blade; single stroke

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

2

easily

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

volume (sound)

2

advantage

3

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

plan; design; layout

7

loud sound; loud reverberation

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

1

drama; play; powerful drug

3

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

solely; entirely; only; or

1

contempt; scorn

2

borrowed thing

2

laughingstock

1

flame; blaze

1

cinders

2

guardian; custodian

2

xi

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

brazenly; unabashedly

1

grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

3