Vocabulary list: Ascendance of a Bookworm

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one knee
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いわば
Top 3700
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
2
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
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ピチピチ
Top 36300
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
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pleasant feeling; good feeling
5
に付つき
Top 13600
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
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cheese for melting; melting cheese
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to be palatable; to suit one's taste
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slice; small piece
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切きれ
Top 9600
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
6
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
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eating together; dining together; having a meal together
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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
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to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
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investment; contribution; financing
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diversity; variety
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multi-course menu; multi-course dining
2
problem-solving
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traditional; customary; conventional
5
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
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while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
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angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
3
to dishevel (hair)
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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
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to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
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to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
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歯し牙が
Top 36900
teeth; teeth and tusks
3
相あい
Top 16100
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
3
child born to one's current wife
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hostility; animosity; enmity
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rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
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target
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あざとい
Top 21300
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
1
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
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to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
4
brute; savage; fiend
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a few seconds; several seconds
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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
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if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
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愛めでる
Top 12700
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
5
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
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sense of values; values; value system
10
揺ゆらぐ
Top 5300
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
28
faking crying; crocodile tears
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