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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

3

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

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borrowing; debt; loan

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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entrance

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

1

I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

3

substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

camouflage; disguise

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

administrator; director; commissioner

2

latent; potential

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

strategy; tactics

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based on

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manufacture; production

3

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

cruise; navigation; sailing

2

departure

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

1

ogre; auger

1

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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head; lead; vanguard; first

1

shaking; swaying

1

from there; thence

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was; were

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evidence; proof

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point in time; occasion

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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or; otherwise

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