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information discovery; disclosure of information

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

6

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge

2

the opposite direction; the other way

2

indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

2

to indicate; to show; to point to

2

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

2

merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

2

sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)

4

to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up

1

how long?; till when?

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

eavesdropping

1

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1

extra-high; ultra; super

1

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

1

moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

8

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

4

decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

1

to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

1

this point; now; this late in the game

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period

10

to do one's best

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

4

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

1

jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)

1

less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

4

several months

8

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

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Agatha Christie (English novelist; 1890-1976)

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black joke; black comedy; morbid humor

1

firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering

1

writing implement; writing tool

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eraser; rubber

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skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)

1

insufficient study

3

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

5

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

4

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

slip of the pen; mistake in writing; misspelling; lapsus calami

1

to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1