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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

breathily (while talking)

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fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

3

level; value

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

world record

1

application; request; petition

1

again; once again; yet again

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

5

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

1

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

aha!; yes sir

1

major incident; major happening; big scandal

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

check mark; tick mark

1

blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit

1

the very picture of ...

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

as soon as; right after

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

ability; faculty

9

chance; opportunity; occasion

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

5

timing

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

no-good man; (male) loser

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

2

to shout (in anger); to yell

1