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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

2

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

3

ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy

3

well-known

2

different dimension

1

self-possessed; composed

1

soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person

2

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

2

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

at the latest

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

4

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

2

around the clock; day and night

2

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

1

children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

2

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

4

all people; the whole nation

3

rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

2

servile submission; subservience

4

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

3

propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

3

to challenge (a person) to a fight

3

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

25

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

2

both

2

to frown; to squint

3

to be deep in talk

1

to embrace each other

1

Jugemu (Japanese folktale)

1

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

1

hint; clue

6

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

1

snow storm; blizzard

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

mad dog

8

make; workmanship; preparation

1

theorem

1

formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus

1

all on one's own

2

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

1

smooth sailing

1

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

2