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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

war of attrition

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

reality

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

2

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

2

to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death

1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

4

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

back row; rear rank

1

preservation; retainment; keeping

2

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

6

holy war; crusade

1

practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

7

even

3

to feel nauseous

2

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

3

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

4

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

3

right to challenge; right to make a challenge

1

to fight to the bitter end

1

whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

1

aurora

1

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

1

unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

signal

8

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

experiment; experimentation

2

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

human figure; human form

2

black smoke

2

flame; blaze

1

hot wind

2

operation; calculation

1

foundation; basis

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

even more; still more; further

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

to burn out

3

to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

4