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to grasp; to get

3

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

4

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

5

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

7

selection; choice; option

10

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

4

to find out; to discover; to locate

2

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

8

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

4

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

3

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

2

to speak ill of; to disparage

3

how; in what way

2

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

10

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

3

indignation; resentment

3

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

6

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

6

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

4

to hide; to conceal

14

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

2

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

5

who the heck; just who

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

5

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

6

so far as

1

lately; recently

4

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

15

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

2

oh; ah

4

excessive; immoderate

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

11

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

2

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

1

administrative authority

1

web site; website

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record

6

list; wrist

9

official announcement; proclamation

1

birth date; date of birth; DOB

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

3