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drifting ashore

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

separation; farewell; parting

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

2

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

no matter how much time passes

1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

much less; to say nothing of

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in this case

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

worry; anxiety; concern

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

search party

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parent and child

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

3

whereabouts

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simulation

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

money-making; earning money

3

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

1

connection

1

successor; replacement; second wife

1

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

circulation of the blood; apprehension

1

speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)

4

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

leave it (to me)

2

meow; miaow; cat

1

bright; intelligent

1

emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing

4

observatory; observation post

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other side; opposite side; other party

2

to assist; to help out

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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