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to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

4

only once

9

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

18

sporadic

2

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

5

long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act

6

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

3

long distance; long haul; long-distance race

12

to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

4

good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

10

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

4

entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

12

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

13

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

16

green; greenery; verdure

19

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

4

after a short pause

3

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

2

common; frequent

3

cold wind

1

wind-swept; exposed to the wind

2

bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill

1

edge of a street

1

4th day of the month; four days

38

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

2

to crawl back to

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

chance meeting

2

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

33

mastery

1

deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

3

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

9

to look down over; to look down on

4

proud

4

military man; warrior; soldier

17

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

19

to bring back; to restore

13

idle thoughts; worldly thoughts

3

with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

3

skull; cranium

4

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

7

to take the initiative

4

resolute; determined; bold

6

sighting device; sights

6

to fall off; to tumble down

4

rifling

2

accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)

6