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along

2

15; fifteen

4

city gate

1

surrender

6

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

5

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

sigh; long breath

1

what

5

to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

2

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

5

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

to cause harm (to)

2

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

3

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

forcibly; against one's will

4

such; like that; that sort of; very

11

reputation; respectability; honour; honor

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

truth; real situation

1

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

newspaper company

1

a throw; a fall

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

7

before an event takes place

1

preparation; provision; guarding

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to hang on the wall

1

ancient time; age of the gods

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

1

design; sketch

1

pattern; design

1

teardrop-shaped

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

2

one's own ship

1

presence; sitting with; being with

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

5

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

ungrateful

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

3

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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