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to claim victims; to leave casualties

1

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

28

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

7

very likely; very probable

28

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

Hans Christian Andersen

1

Denmark

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

18

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

6

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

10

to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

1

mermaid

3

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

2

Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)

3

mellow

1

Germany

16

Nix (moon)

1

paganism; heathenism

5

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

5

Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie

1

baptism

6

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

20

Guam

1

South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

1

encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory

1

pedantry; display of one's learning; being of a pedantic disposition

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

that sort of; like that

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

1

something well-known throughout the world

1

description; account

12

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

13

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

12

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

5

category

5

laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

4

seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

2

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

7

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

15

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

10

seat; sheet

6

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

20

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

24

driver; chauffeur

19

already known; well-known

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

6