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Milky Way

2

regulation; enforcement

1

breaking out of prison

2

sesame seed

1

zeal

2

Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne; Vyvyan

2

to lay; to spawn

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

1

Britannia

1

corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion

1

(plant) bulb

1

the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog

9

the Seven Deadly Sins

3

hawk

3

real image; real form; real-life image; true picture

1

rare species

1

larva; larvae

1

marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk

2

all means

1

school of painting

2

measurement round the hips

1

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

1

scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1

ash; embers; complete destruction

1

incubation; hatching

4

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

2

Gill

3

shaking; swaying

1

marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

antiquity; ancient times

1

god of thunder

3

as before; as ever; as it was originally

1

to look stern

1

ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death

1

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

1

admonition; commandment; sila (precept)

3

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

1

guiltless; innocent

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

search; quest; pursuit

1

time; hour; moment

3

to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

tights; pantyhose

1

(sound of one's) heartbeat

1