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to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

1

cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

3

clear weather after a typhoon has passed

1

hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

1

spring breeze

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

9

thin skin

1

one step lower

1

trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

1

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

1

cherry blossom (colour, color)

2

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

1

student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

1

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

1

flattery; compliment

3

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

1

martial artist; fighter

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

croquette

1

assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad

1

wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

1

how many people; a number of people

4

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

1

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

6

behind one's back

2

favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

2

bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling

2

to make; to manufacture

4

to pick a fight

2

baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron

8

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

crossing a river

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

(Satsuma) to be

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

7

angry voice

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

3

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

24

report card

2

to stiffen; to become stiff

4

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

3