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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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stronghold; citadel; headquarters

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

2

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

2

transactions; dealings; business

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

to happen to be present

2

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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battlefield; battleground

5

to hate; to detest

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in this way; like this

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large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

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origin; beginning

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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

2

tall building; high-rise building

1

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

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breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

2

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

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town; city; municipal; urban

2

brand new

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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body (of car); frame

2

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

2

acceleration; speeding up

3

to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

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countless; incalculable

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kiss

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

lever; joystick; liver

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to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

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sprint; dash; scampering

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travel; trip; journey

2

mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

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