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opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road

1

broken-down car

2

to take careful aim (at)

2

militia; paramilitary group

1

slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP

3

accelerator (pedal); gas pedal

2

changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study

1

detour; roundabout way

3

abandoned factory; disused factory

9

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

6

White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

7

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

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an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

1

high explosive

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

certainty

2

ordinary person

4

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

2

young; innocent; childlike

2

redevelopment

2

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

empty lot; vacant plot of land

1

unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic

3

waves; billows; surge

1

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

5

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

5

Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu

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emperor

2

strategist; tactician; schemer

1

Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)

1

military commander

3

to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

1

tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel

3

accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing

3

attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name

1

(doing) together

6

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

hint; clue

4

Senga

1

to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

4

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

5

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

1

wheat flour

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

6

dentin; dentine

1

to be completely still

1

curly

1