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(made of) leather; leather-bound

1

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

3

pulley; block; tackle

6

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

nearly one hour

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

2

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

calf

1

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

confidentiality

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

information source

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

3

drug addiction

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

inconvenient

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

4

heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun

1

construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)

1

inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)

1

scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer

2

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

7

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

1

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

1

Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

4

unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

1

rather than (do ...)

2

missing person; runaway

10

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

2

camouflage

1

artistry; artistic quality; artistic character

1