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to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

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to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

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needle threader

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the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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knot

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

5

cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

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small hanafuda deck

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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second (in a series)

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

once more; again

5

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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third; no. three

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the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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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)

2

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

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rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

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order; turn

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

2

back cover

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

6

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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if you do this; if this is the case

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to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

3

with a chuckle; with a giggle

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

to get teary-eyed

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

2

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

5

twitching

2

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

2

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)

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tear gland; lacrimal gland

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burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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clay tablet

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narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times

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