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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

1

both banks (of a river)

3

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

1

(sea) mine

1

moving about; stirring about

2

as you want; as you will

1

several (boats)

2

destroyer (ship)

19

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

torpedo

8

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

2

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

3

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

3

private or secret orders

2

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

36

desk

9

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

1

gangway; ramp

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

5

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

5

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

4

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

3

sailor; marine

29

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

carpet; rug; runner

2

suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down

1

snow; snowfall

1

suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

22

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

3

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

4

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

conversely; on the contrary

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3

constructive

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

to mimic; to imitate

2

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

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