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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

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to keep walking

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

4

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

2

instinct

5

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

12

downtown

8

cemetery; graveyard

4

successive generations; successive emperors

3

chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot

26

series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

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the exact opposite

3

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

8

grief; lamentation

3

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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while alive; during one's lifetime

7

virtue

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intuitive

3

year of a person's death; one's age at death

4

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

5

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

3

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

4

sentiments; passions

3

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

4

hopeless; irredeemable

1

tombstone; gravestone

10

to push back; to press back; to force back

1

strong; intense; severe

8

flashback

2

as far as the eye can see

1

to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

4

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

2

air-raid

4

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

7

to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

4

survivor

6

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

to rescue; to free

2

pillar of fire; blazing column

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

3

relative; relation

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

5

in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames

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to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

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