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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

2

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

3

a push; another effort

1

to invite; to call out

2

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

6

sense of values; values; value system

3

feebleness; weakness; weak

2

to bring someone along

19

to teethe

1

worst case

3

older sister; elder sister

21

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

7

in advance; beforehand; previously

2

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

2

mental; spiritual; emotional

13

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

sentiments; passions

4

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

4

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

13

directly opposite; right in front

4

corners of the mouth

3

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

9

always; at any time

4

ruin; destruction; fall

24

coercive; overbearing

4

pleasure-seeking

2

essence; true nature; substance; reality

17

to take root; to strike

8

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

42

dry ice

1

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

20

erosion; corrosion

11

to think too much; to be over-concerned

4

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

technique

2

reason; grounds

7

shaking; swaying

12

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

15

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

14

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

3

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

3

beyond this point; from now on; after this

13

(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

2

aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

6

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

11

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

10

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

2

light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru

4