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to flow down; to run down

2

yuzen (dyeing method or pattern); silk printed by the yuzen process

1

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

2

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

6

to increase; to grow

2

top of the foot; instep

1

how many hours

3

to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat

4

riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

1

crude tactics; smattering of knowledge

1

so far as

1

circular arc

1

physical work; manual labour (labor)

1

blister; corn

1

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

2

bandage; dressing

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

8

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

6

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

5

riverbed

1

to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

2

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

2

important matter; necessary thing; requirement

1

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

1

half-crazed; frantic

4

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

2

to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

3

to cover one's face

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

5

piercing (cold); biting (wind)

1

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

5

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell

2

entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start

1

few in number

4

to die; to lay down life's burden

1

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

1

to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

2

hateful; accursed

5

worry; mental agony; heartache

2

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

1

to become pale; to turn pale

5

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

1

lactic acid

1

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

2

to take someone's life; to kill someone

1