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waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

4

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

1

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

2

straw

2

fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success

4

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

1

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

2

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

3

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

attitude control; postural control

2

coffin; casket

1

I give up

4

one part; one portion; one section

3

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

2

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

3

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

4

to return; to come back

3

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

4

both knees

4

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

5

foot puppeteer (bunraku)

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

4

certain death

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

3

to cut at; to slash at

2

precipice; cliff; bluff

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

8

leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude

2

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

to take the initiative

4

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

certain; definite; clear; credible

3

pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit

1

complete victory; total victory

1

thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones

3

fear; terror

3

to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely

1

willpower

6

general mobilization; full mobilization

2

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

3

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

4

to fight with swords; to cross swords

3

consideration; comparison; balancing; circumstances; condition

1

nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy

2

purity; homogeneity; unadorned

4

drug discovery; drug design; development of new drugs

1

stock (of goods); reserve; supply

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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