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to some extent; to a certain extent

5

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

2

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

4

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

2

to be in focus; to come into focus

2

or

1

asexual

1

how many years; how long; what year

5

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

to ponder; to brood

1

gasping

4

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

6

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

4

old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

1

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

to smash; to crush

4

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

3

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

1

the same rank; equality; apposition

1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

3

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

internal organs; viscera; intestines

5

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

5

hindsight-based opinion

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

3

correction; revision; amendment

1

monotonous

2

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

2

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

2

(on the) verge of death

4

future; distant future

1

precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

2

to break the silence; to break one's silence

3

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

9

impoliteness

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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