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to wash away

2

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

3

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

3

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

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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)

3

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

many; a multiplicity of

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

6

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

1

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

4

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

2

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

1

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

3

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

2

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

1

to rebuke strongly; to tell off

1

anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

2

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

4

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

5

to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle

1

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

3

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

2

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

a period (of time)

2

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

a long time ago

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

5

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

4

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

3

value; worth; merit

7

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

as one promised

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

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