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passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

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anyone; any person; whoever

2

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

1

early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

1

aimlessly; somehow

1

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

1

to loiter around; to wander about

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly

1

two people; two monarchs; two rulers

1

order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

4

to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)

2

reason for being; raison d'être

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

3

to invest someone with a fief; to enfeoff

1

rear; back; reverse

8

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

2

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

monopole; singular pole; unipole

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

2

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

out of character; unlike one

1

assistance; support

5

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

platoon

1

in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma

1

president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)

1

drastic; radical

2

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

2

throughout; all through; right through

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

2

the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

2

belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration

1

to destroy

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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