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dispersing; breaking up; running away

2

chubby; pudgy; plump

1

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

2

funny story; funny anecdote

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

1

serious wound; serious injury

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

to fit in

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction

1

(how) many times; (how) often

3

in addition; besides

2

reason; grounds

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

roulette

1

coin; token; slug

4

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

2

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

3

shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

1

flash flood

12

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country

1

fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man

2

to jump into; to rush into

1

ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

1

grind

1

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

1

single colour (color); monochrome

1

bedrock

2

structural

2

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

5

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

keyhole

5

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

2

to sniff out; to get wind of

4

at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth

3

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

to be uncommon

1

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

2

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

4

position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

1

to extol; to give praise

1