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compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

4

insulation

3

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

4

reduction; curtailment

1

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

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

4

conclusion

1

to the end; to the last

1

passage; path; route; one's way

3

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

3

a help; assistance

1

to add (to); to add on; to append

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

2

clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

1

to knit (one's eyebrows)

1

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

3

in those days

3

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

doing one's duty

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

bottom of one's heart

3

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

6

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

9

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

thank you; thanks

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

once more; again

3

tearful voice

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

1

Mika

1

Caux; Cau; Caus

1

anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story

8

please; somehow or other; one way or another

7

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

3