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to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

2

(carved) statue; sculpture

2

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

2

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

shivering with cold or fear

1

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

1

up-and-down motion; vertical movement (e.g. in an earthquake)

1

building material

1

to leap back; to jump back

4

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

spitting (repeatedly)

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

2

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

resistance to earthquakes; seismic resistance

1

destruction; collapse; crumbling

2

blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator

1

mosquito swarm

1

rock

25

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

Official Development Assistance; ODA

1

resistant to earthquakes

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

2

fortunate error; lucky break; fluke

1

just a little

1

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

2

being carried out; being put into practice; in operation

1

wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

3

restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

2

car involved in an accident; car with an accident history

1

rolling (of a ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

another

1

starboard

1

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

2

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

serves you right!

2

volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)

3

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

loading; charging; filling

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

feigned; pretending (not to know)

2

handshake

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

2