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whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

4

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

5

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

4

pitch black

2

black smoke

3

to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close

1

wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

feebleness; weakness; imbecility

7

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

3

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

sand; grit

2

to crumble away; to collapse

2

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried

1

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

2

high five; high-touch

2

more than usual; especially; particularly

2

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

4

disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

5

present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade

1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

2

alcohol; sake

12

position

3

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

3

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

to smash; to break into pieces

3

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

5

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

exit and entrance

1

whether or not

2

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

5

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

5

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

2

opal

1

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

2

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation

2