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stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)

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Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

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ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries

3

chain; chains

3

to remain; to be left

1

now; nowadays

4

in proportion to; just as much as

2

seam; stitch; suture

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

1

frightening; terrifying

1

soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

1

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

4

schedule; program; programme; agenda

4

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

2

1,000; one thousand

10

water's edge; waterside; shore

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

4

return; relapse; recurrence

2

(river) delta

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

4

theft; stealing; larceny

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

3

freight; cargo

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated

3

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

to gather together

5

rich person; wealthy person

6

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

donkey

1

loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)

1

helplessly; reluctantly

2

requisition; commandeering; conscription

5

transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)

8

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

1

(national) capital city

1

including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

3

hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

1

at a glance; at first sight

1

7000; seven thousand

2

700; seven hundred

2

fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity

4

8000; eight thousand; many

1

working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker

2

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

5

increase and decrease; fluctuation

1

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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