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while; even though; despite

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

burglary; burglar; closet

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

patronage; protection

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

2

leader (of an alliance); leading power

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

hoof

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

2

steep; sharp

2

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

5

warhorse; army horse

2

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

to run down (stairs, etc.)

8

great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

2

to fall off; to tumble down

1

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

1

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

1

surface of a wall

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

specialization; specialisation

1

draft horse; cart horse

1

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)

1

to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

prey; victim

3

tsunami; tidal wave

1

to get a late start

1

right in half

3

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

high spirits; boastful talk

1

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities

1

inevitably; certainly

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1