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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

4

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

5

just because; even if; even though

9

noted doctor; excellent physician

1

reproduction

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

5

efficiency

8

without leaving any trace

11

inhumane; inhuman

3

prescription (of medicine); formula

1

on the other hand; at the same time

1

foundation; basis

6

to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation

2

to spread; to be propagated

9

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

5

all people; everybody

5

Nazism; national socialism

1

logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

1

communism

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

4

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

2

professional job; profession

2

goat

1

to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

1

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

9

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

2

packhorse; workhorse; hack

2

to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

will not do; do not; does not

2

actual age; true age

5

to raise the bar

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

2

soul; spirit

4

facial

2

feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

2

traditional art; traditional performance art

2

kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

2

(traditional) festival music

1

kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing

1

love and hate

1

Shinto ritual

3

shaman; oracle; diviner; medium

1

medium; diviner; shaman; oracle

2

invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)

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