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rather; sooner; preferably

1

human shield

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

harming one's image; worsening of one's image

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer

6

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

3

traffic obstruction

2

minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour

1

news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

roadside

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

2

alien

2

fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

1

resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms

1

out of bullets

2

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

(distant) howling; backbiting

1

station; office; guardroom

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

1

job-related; in the course of one's work

1

business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)

3

certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination

1

like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

1

to happen to pass by

1

to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

2

thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

2

opinion; intention; thought

1

(convalescent) rest

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

11

time around sunset; early evening

3

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

1

night vision

2

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

affidavit; deposition; testimony

1

administrative official; secretary; commissioner

1

leaving one's office

1

government office building

2

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

sudden death

1

cold sake

1

arbitrary

1

(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout

1

written request; written demand

1

visit to Japan

8

(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

drawer unit (next to a desk); return

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

2