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ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

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oath; vow

2

Everyone is safe (all right)

1

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

2

whether one wants to or not; without choice

3

cancer

4

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

5

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

self-control; self-restraint

1

unprecedented; never seen before

2

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

2

to intervene; to stop (something)

2

oh!; oh?; my!

1

how many years; how long; what year

3

thousands; several thousand

6

tens of thousands

1

astronomical

1

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

professionalism; professional awareness

1

seventy; 70

2

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

12

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

6

distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

5

unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2

transition (esp. in scientific contexts)

1

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

13

using as an intermediary; through

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

specialization; specialisation

4

spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level

1

rationality; reasonableness

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

missing; lacking

2

nothing; nil; naught; nought

1

mere; only a ...

1

ordinary; common; mediocre

1

to be reliable

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

3

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

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