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despondency

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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to hit repeatedly

5

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

3

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

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even

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

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beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights

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Ali Baba

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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gold and silver; money

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treasure

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mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

1

end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

2

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

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

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fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

4

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

2

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

4

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

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castle gate

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

3

crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)

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to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

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prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

3

opening and shutting; opening and closing

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to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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