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spore

1

trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)

2

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

1

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

3

Shinji

1

rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

8

hard fighting

4

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

2

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

inexhaustible supply

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

2

whatever

4

beloved; dearest

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

win; victory

16

to grumble; to complain

2

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

sense of orientation; sense of direction

1

how many pieces

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

2

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

2

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

9

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

4

sea of blood; pool of blood

1

to shake off

2

human body

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

3

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

4

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

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

4

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

to wash away; to rinse off

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

one or two; a few; small number

1

to force back; to jostle

4

contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1