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to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

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... and southward; in and to the south of ...

2

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

to make up the number; to have a complete set of

2

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

4

two-front war

1

in process; during execution; runtime

2

while moving; on the move

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

tragedy; tragic event

3

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

3

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

2

wound (suffered in a fight)

3

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

imperial capital

47

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

2

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

4

triumphant return; returning in triumph

3

running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

1

garden lantern; hanging lantern

1

street light; streetlamp

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

4

treasure

3

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

2

middle of the night; dead of night

1

somewhat sudden

1

to nip (something) in the bud

3

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

5

to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

3

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

2

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

7

cuff; armhole

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to consign to oblivion

4

laziness; lazy person

2

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

2

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted

4

magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

2

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

2

revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

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