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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

2

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

2

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

4

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

2

standing on tiptoes

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with

1

puppy; small dog

1

business

1

Prey

1

intimacy; friendship

1

progress; advance; making (good) progress

1

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

from here; from this place

1

to take one's eyes off

2

social status; social position; social standing

2

subject; theme

2

cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse

1

incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation

1

quiz

1

the same opinion

1

group discussion

1

matter; item; facts

2

to go on reading

2

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

discussion

2

coal

1

emphasizes direct object of action

1

embers; live charcoal

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

3

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe

1

background music; BGM

1

manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

1

superb view; picturesque scenery

1

to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

anus

1

to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

1

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

2

massage; rub; squeezing

4

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

testicles; balls

1

to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

1