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history

2

reason; cause; history; origin

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

3

to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate

1

ninja throwing knives; mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.

1

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

3

sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals

2

opening inward (e.g. door, window)

1

to pull open

1

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

1

heaps of corpses all around

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

leeward; lee; downwind

1

to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

1

to force back; to jostle

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

2

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

4

western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)

1

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

1

with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

2

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

big fan (of something or someone); great fan

1

rescue; salvage

2

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

front part; fore; front

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

1

to arrest the culprit

1

please

1

wireless-activated disaster warning system

3

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

2

inconvenient

1

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

1

assistance; support

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

green hand; novice

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