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tough

1

big catch (fishing); good haul

1

fish

10

worthy of; worth doing; worth having

1

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

4

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

4

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

4

both mother and child

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

1

reading with pleasure

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

next time (occasion)

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

2

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

escape; evasion; flight

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

15

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

3

mankind; humanity

9

unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

1

road approaching a shrine

1

to turn one's back to

1

daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences

1

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

3

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

9

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

99

drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

3

underground; subterranean

5

natural energy (usu. renewable energy)

1

surface of the earth; ground surface

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

2

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

2

sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

4

Shinto shrine

3

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration

1

sobbing; sob; weeping

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

4

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

search party

1

formation; combination

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

2

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

4

leadership

1

to join forces; to cooperate

3