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spiral; helix; screw

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

3

state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)

1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls

5

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

1

shin; front of lower leg

1

convenient

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

5

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

1

curvature; warp; bend

1

to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

quantity or volume of water

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

2

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

1

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally

1

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

consideration; taking into account

2

bleached cotton cloth

1

bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth

1

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

blood relationship

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

3

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

1

to knead well; to polish; to refine

1

every night; nightly

1

difficult

1

itchy

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

1

writhing (in agony)

2