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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

2

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

2

to surround; to crowd around

2

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

3

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

1

surprise; amazement

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

carrying (on one's person); taking with one

3

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

uniform

3

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

two (long cylindrical things)

2

volcano

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

3

voice; cry; shout

1

notorious; famous

1

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

terrified; horrified

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

to have the nerve to

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

to pull in (fish); to land

1

everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

you (plural)

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

the exact opposite

3

characteristic

1

hair (on the head); tresses; locks

6

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

9

highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

1

glance; glimpse; cursory view

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

1

to unsheathe

1

(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

2

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

3

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

5

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

delight; great joy

1

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

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