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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

3

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes

2

from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

2

individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

1

garments; attire

3

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

2

verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush

3

to be entwined; to be involved

1

(silk) gauze

1

wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on

1

surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

1

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

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

plaster image; clay figure

1

grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

6

at a loss for words; stumped for words

1

the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

4

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

7

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle

1

dazzling; radiant

3

nausea; sickness in the stomach

2

earthworm

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

throbbing with pain

1

the nasal cavity

2

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

2

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

1

how long; how far; how much

1

Hanniya

2

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

5

win; victory

2

strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

4

riverbank; riverside

4

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

5

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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