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rather than; more ... than ...

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

strongest ever; most powerful in history

2

to pierce through; to break through

1

bad influence; negative influence

4

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

friendly; amicable

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

whatever

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

means; way; method; measure

4

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

8

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

1

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

meninges

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

2

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

two

1

solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

mantra; Shingon sect

3

Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)

3

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

3

boy; kid; child

15

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

4

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

more than expected

1

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

4

before one's eyes

3

special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

2

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

3

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

hanging scroll

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

thanks

1

pet; trumpet

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

9

this

1

pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind

1