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casualties; the killed and wounded

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

5

falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

1

claw; talon

9

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

2

body fluid; semen

3

ability; capability; skill

1

to shake off

2

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

1

(on the) verge of death

10

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

2

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

3

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

3

home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

2

materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

family lineage

1

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

2

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

4

Nora

571

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

2

fear of death

1

aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

2

second; number two; runner-up

1

third; no. three

4

the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

4

if so; in that case

1

Schrödinger's cat

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

1

optimistic

2

aurora

760

Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)

1

orichalcum

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

3

(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work

2

management; administration; operation

5

revenge

9

negative; contradictory

1

recommendation; endorsement

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

2

apostle; disciple

3

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

argyle

15

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse

1

to shed tears

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1