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tradition; legend; folklore

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

2

to intervene; to stop (something)

3

good night

1

to search (esp. a home in a police search)

1

orthodox

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

2

restating; restatement

1

danger signal; red light

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

in the morning; during the morning

2

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

2

physical strength

1

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

1

hey there; I say; see here

4

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

enormous breasts

8

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

2

fisherman

3

anchor

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

black hole

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

regret; repentance

1

as far as I know

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

3

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

throughout Japan

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

3

dissection; autopsy; analysis

2

scarce; rare

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

3

most important

1

secrecy; highly classified information

2

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

1

oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1