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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

4

(mouth) gag

14

impoliteness

3

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

4

okay; sure; okey-dokey

6

pyrotechnic signal; signal flare

2

flare gun; Very pistol; signal pistol

2

after a short pause

2

neck of a horse

1

engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)

6

hatch

8

tankman

3

tank commander

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

1

-fold; -ply

1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

5

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

7

main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense

3

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)

6

piano wire

3

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

counter for wheels and flowers

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

1

adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to

2

threat; menace

6

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

3

(a place) within one's reach

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

6

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

5

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

3

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

39

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

outdoor photography; outdoor filming

1

starting point; origin

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

22

brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

5

to overdo; to do too much

4

to use up all one's strength; to die

5

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

2

whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

1

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

2

anti-tank rifle

31

adult man

1

suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down

1

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

1

Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb

2

to get tired of waiting

2