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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

conspiracy; collusion

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

5

in that manner; like that

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

11

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

11

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

13

one-by-one; separately; in detail

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

5

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

6

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

4

already; too late

8

(on the) verge of death

2

serious condition; critical condition

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

3

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

8

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

2

since then; from that time; ever since

3

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

9

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

5

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

10

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

4

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

3

frail; slender; feminine

2

existence; being

11

mad dog

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

4

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

5

group; mass

4

Japanese orphans left behind in China (after WWII); war-displaced Japanese in China

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

1

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

1

Japan

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to fear; to be afraid of

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

3

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

4