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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

2

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

2

point-blank range

1

direct hit

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

17

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

3

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

1

three; three years of age

11

depths of the earth

61

war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers

7

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

13

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

7

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

educational institution; academic centre; academic center

15

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

word; vocabulary

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

5

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

2

of uneasy conscience

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

8

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

3

agent; proxy

30

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

now that; since; so long as; because

2

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

9

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

inevitable; necessary

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

4

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

3

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

4

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

1

physical education; PE; gym (class)

3

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

12

southwest

2

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

5

spot; point; place; position

3

place; position; location; position; standing; status

4

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

2

field; plain; prairie; moor

1

green; greenery; verdure

11

untouched; unused; intact

1

classical form of martial art

1

in a day; in a brief space of time

2