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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

2

to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

1

punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

1

ill-natured; inconstancy

1

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

1

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

approval; endorsement

1

to send in

1

to smash; to break

1

to beat to death; to kill

1

half killed

1

angry roar; bellow

1

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to lock

3

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

gear

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

2

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

2

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

5

seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

1

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

3

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

barber's clippers

4

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

3

close-cropped head; bald hill

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

for fun; half in jest

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

to make an appearance; to show up

1

karate gi; karate uniform

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

manly; brave; heroic

1

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

of all things (days, etc.)

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

girls' or women's division or section

1

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1