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minor role; small part

3

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

3

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

back gate

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam

2

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

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

6

binary number system; base-2

1

being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)

2

vigorous; cheerful; assertive

1

glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating

1

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

while passing each other

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

2

iron armor (armour); iron helmet

1

ripe persimmon

1

discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)

2

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

3

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle

4

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

5

feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing

6

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

4

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

2

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

2

to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly

3

soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma

3

dazzlement; bewilderment; daze

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part

2

imitation; fake; sham

4

abusing someone to his (her) face

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

1

evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

8

shortest distance (to)

3

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

4

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

3

straight line

13

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

3

to come face to face (with)

2

fist fight

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

3

magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)

1