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to gleam; to shine

8

sense of beauty; aesthetic sense

4

armpit; axilla

1

based on; on the basis of

1

rematch

1

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

8

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

3

inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry

1

narrow escape from death

6

shady online money-making

1

serious wound; serious injury

1

being angry (suddenly)

2

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made

1

fertile shoot of field horsetail

1

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

2

certainly; surely

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

2

philosophical

1

wise person; sage

1

salute of guns

1

hiding one's embarrassment

3

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

3

contrived; false-sounding

2

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

2

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

rare; extraordinary; singular

3

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

1

mimicry; impersonation

1

to survive; to live long

7

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

verbal abuse

1

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive

1

sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

2

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

3

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

2

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

1

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

itchy

4

that's a different matter; that's a different story

14

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

4

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

2