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parabola

1

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

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion

1

film

1

to pass; to go past

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

with a splash; with a plop

1

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

4

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

2

you; I; me; oneself

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

6

what color

1

serial killer

1

zest for living; energy to live

11

title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant

4

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

8

to occur; to happen

8

every week

4

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

3

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

2

to break down crying

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

8

commentator

1

resentment; indignation; anger

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

6

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

please (give me); please (do for me)

14

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

to worry

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

2

boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom

1

fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey

1

token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances

1

unsigned; unregistered

2

questionnaire; survey; poll

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1