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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

earthenware pot

10

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

11

praise; extolment; extollment

1

privation suffering

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

cover; lid; cap

2

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

living in idleness

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ventral

1

to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

2

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

2

to prick with a needle

1

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

1

rottenness; decay; corruption

1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

live bait

2

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

3

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

fine thread

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

he; him; boyfriend

1

blazing heat; scorching sun

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

to fear; to be afraid of

2

then; if so; if

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

1

lifesaving

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

1

gluttony; satiation; engorgement

1

premature death

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minute; meticulous

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2