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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

spacious; vast; wide

9

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

8

hindrance; intrusion

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

6

before long

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

3

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

map

39

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

to be

3

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

2

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

next; secondly; subsequently

6

acclamation; jubilation

3

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

apparently; appears to be

3

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

4

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

5

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

2

to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

having gone too far to turn back

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

fragment; one of the group or party

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

3

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

8

stillness; quiet; peacefulness

1

Malé (Maldives)

1

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

1

short; brief

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

4

to shine; to glitter

4

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

9

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

3

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

5

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

2

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

6

northeast

6

southeast

22

glove; mitten; mitt

4

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

7

indestructibility

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1