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belt-shaped

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

5

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

8

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

5

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

6

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

6

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

to fade; to become dim

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

extremely

3

to disappear; to vanish

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

5

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

10

to come into being; to be born

3

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

being struck by lightning; torpedo attack

3

altogether; entirely

2

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

sphere; globe; orb

1

to release

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

four people

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone

2

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

4

immediately; right away; on the spot

5

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

7

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

6

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

5

correct answer

1

when; at what point

1

royalty

2

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

outward appearance

3