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to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

2

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

mother ship; this ship

7

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

deck (of a ship)

6

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

3

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

4

earlobe

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

6

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

3

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

8

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

4

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

2

head; chief; boss; leader

19

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

10

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

6

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

3

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

age; years

2

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

2

death by drowning

5

on the sea; surface of the sea

4

dozens; scores of; decades

1

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

1

passing each other

2

boat

3

to hide oneself

1

steamship; steamboat; steamer

12

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

2

Tokyo Bay

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

one boat; one ship

2

small boat

2

flickering; blinking

3

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

24

reliance; dependence

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

one difficulty; one danger

2

weather

2

storm; windstorm; gale

3

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

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