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in those days

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

5

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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to await; to wait for; to expect

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

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to rack one's brains

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for the first time in one's life

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

definite; sure

1

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure

1

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

2

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

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to bring up a subject

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

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damage; injury; loss

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how; in what way

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to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

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comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

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secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

each time

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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to spread (of fire)

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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eastern part; the east (of a region)

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the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

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loyalty; allegiance; fidelity

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic

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