quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
coloured paper; colored paper
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
four characters; four letters
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
at first; in the beginning; originally
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
symbolization; coding; encoding
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
diesel oil; diesel fuel; gas oil; light oil
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
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preliminary step; first step
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
match (for lighting a fire)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
huh; I'll be damned; well!
real thing; original; actual
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
four corners; four ordinal directions
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience