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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

hand; hands

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

3

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

3

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

12

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

4

continuation

1

battle; fight; combat

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

like that; so

2

good grief

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

cost of repairs

1

high; high school

1

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

pebble

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

sandpit; sandbox

1

seesaw

1

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

play equipment; playground equipment

1

being dotted with; being scattered

1

(public) park

4

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

child

5

to surround; to crowd around

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

2

(a) few; some; several

1

housing district; residential district

3

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

private

1