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drawing board; drafting board

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

1

manufacture; production

2

defense; defence; protection

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

3

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

review (of learned material); revision

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

land; shore

1

older sister and younger brother

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rectangle

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

rectangle; oblong

2

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

2

mountain range; mountain belt

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quadrilateral; square

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dividing into parts

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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top right corner

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older sister; elder sister

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south side

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

2

right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

1

north side; north bank

2

base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

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trapezium; trapezoid

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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zone; area; belt; region

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to point at

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adding detail (to a drawing)

1

with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

4

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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west side; west bank

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

3

land route; overland route; by land; overland

2

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

grief; lamentation

2

counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation

1

weather

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to blow snow violently

1

flight; flying; aviation

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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