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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

1

being under military occupation

1

only daughter

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

around the clock; day and night

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

1

secondary residence

2

accommodation; lodging

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

2

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

4

to settle down

2

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

listening device; bug; wiretap

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

enemy territory; hostile place

1

captive; prisoner

1

plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot

1

capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

interview

3

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

looking over someone's shoulder

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

2

mother

13

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

mother

3

entering a faith; joining a religion

3

divorce

2

purchase; buying

1

father and mother; parents

1

to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

1

to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly

2

persuasion

4

right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)

1

announcement; notice

2

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

1

marriage

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

two

2

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

2

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

1