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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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government service; the bureaucracy

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(full) name; family name and given name

2

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

5

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

to rescue; to free

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Japan; the (Japanese) empire

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way out; means of escape

1

darkness

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

4

(a) few; some; several

2

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

side of a boat; gunwale

6

moonlight; moon; moonbeams

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

5

to be infected; to be contagious

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to observe carefully; to make sure

3

wire

3

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

4

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

3

(telephone) receiver

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telegraph key (switching device used to send Morse code)

5

encryption; encipherment; password protection

1

Morse code (esp. the code)

2

reply; answer; response

4

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

3

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

rustling sound; rummaging sound

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

3

suffix appended to somebody else's family members

2

from the beginning

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

2

bullet; shot; shell

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occasional; infrequent; rare

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

nimbly; lightly

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

5

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn

3

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

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