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sooner or later

1

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

2

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

2

suddenly; abruptly; impulsively

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

4

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

1

trial and error

1

failure; mistake; blunder

11

day before yesterday

3

Constitution of Japan

8

people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

2

labor; labour; exertion; diligent service

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

half-wit; fool; simpleton

1

several day period

7

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

2

depository; storage area; storage location; storage site

1

110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police

1

119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)

1

number; series of digits

2

Hakkōda Mountains

1

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

5

we

5

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

north latitude

6

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

21

east longitude

8

redial; redialing; redialling

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

desperation; struggle to the death

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

3

(doing something) in tears

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

to make a speech; to address

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

1

intimate; close

3

to comb down; to smooth down

1

half a year; six months

14

day after day; day by day

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

1

always; all the time

1

talking about memories; reminiscences

1