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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

6

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

4

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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garden shrubs; trees; potted plant

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pruning

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

4

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

3

rule

2

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

1

one chance; only opportunity

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

so; like this; in this way

5

to resemble closely

1

diversity; variety

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

6

divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

each; every

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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normalcy; normality; normal

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action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

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don't worry; there's no need to worry

3

hot water; hot bath

3

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

1

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

professor; teaching; instruction

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convenience store

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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bus stop

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