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collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

5

interview

1

others; other people

2

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

1

enumeration; list

1

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

1

monopole; singular pole; unipole

1

turning point

2

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

2

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

Ochanomizu Station

2

last chance

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

reason for concern

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

2

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

2

enlargement; increase

4

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1

start; beginning; first step; clue

1

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

2

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

metropolis; big city

3

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

vending machine

2

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

2

curve; bend; crook

1

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

that; he; she; that person

1

descendant; scion

1

ladder

1

pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)

5

book of secrets

2

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

2

compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing

2

various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

2

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

posterity; future generations; future life

2

extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

1

editor; compiler

1

free translation; liberal translation

1

misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

1

to live long; to survive

4

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1