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straw

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good idea

1

rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing

1

discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

signs of the enemy

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enemy camp

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Mito (city in Ibaraki)

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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pit (esp. of a mine)

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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flint; firestone

2

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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mud

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burial; interment

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rock formation

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future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover

1

rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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to fear; to be afraid of

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wavy form; ripply shape; waveform

2

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

3

battle cry

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each (carrying)

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dim; gloomy

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest

1

vague; obscure; vast; boundless

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upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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sound of many footsteps

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third floor

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to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth

1

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

1

rope

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right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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easily; without effort

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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bad news; news of a death; death notice

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

2