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to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

2

watcher

1

Golden hour (photography)

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

6

hit rate

1

bait (for fishing)

1

larva; larvae

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

curvature; warp; bend

1

Notsugo

1

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point

1

Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

1

windpipe

1

cannibalism; anthropophagism

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

experiential; empirical; experimental

1

beautiful voice

2

good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)

1

school bag; school satchel

1

to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

Sunday

1

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

escape; evasion; flight

1

opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)

3

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

way of speaking; profession

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

2

sheet music; score

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

2

pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer

1

engineer; technical officer

1

mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props

1

once more; again

1

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

1

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

soundproofing

1

searching for someone; search for a missing person

1

flush; blush

1

to draw in; to attract

1

unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous

1

pianist

3

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

3