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muscular; strong-muscled

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

muscle

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

1

cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

6

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

5

two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

1

front gate

1

raging fire; conflagration

2

to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage

1

Tochinishiki

3

slapping the opponent with the open hand

1

back gate

1

reproachful; hateful; bitter

2

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

25

prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees

1

younger people; future generations

3

oh, yes?; really?

16

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

3

special kind

4

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

4

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

3

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

3

cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

8

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

2

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

2

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

2

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

10

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

2

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

2

being argued into silence; being left speechless

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

5

to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

2

social awareness (e.g. in fiction)

1

difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

3

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2