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about this time

2

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

addict; junkie; substance abuser

2

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

Asian people; Orientals

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

4

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1

since then; from that time; ever since

3

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

11

about when; about what time; how soon

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

3

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

North Pole; the Arctic

1

trouble

1

being frozen in ice

1

Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

1

nuclear submarine

1

discovery; detection; finding

3

KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

Germany

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

7

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

8

founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

throughout Japan

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

20

wandering

1

great adventure

1

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

3

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

5

to look away; to avert one's eyes

8

eldest

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

4

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

4