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(how) many times; (how) often

4

no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

4

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

6

cheap article; poor quality article

6

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

ill-mannered; rude

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

2

trembling with excitement

1

to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

1

to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

2

each and every; all

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

3

exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

2

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

4

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

next; then; after that

13

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

3

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

3

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

3

brat; kid; urchin; little devil

1

as planned

5

right foot; right leg

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

4

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

deceleration

3

head-on collision

2

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

abdomen

8

tail (animal); tail end; tip

5

effective; successful

1

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

2

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

4

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

special skill

3

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

tactician; strategist

2

to smash to pieces

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

5

peat

1

luckily

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1