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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

2

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

1

order; sequence; procedure

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

2

overwhelming

3

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

1

attendance; presence; appearance

3

reward money; reward; honorarium

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

6

private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation

1

source of income

1

fundraising; financing; cash flow

1

to rack one's brains

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

donation; contribution; endowment

1

lengthening

2

along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with

2

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

decrease; reduction; decline

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

2

suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal

2

armed might; military power; the sword; force

2

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

foresight; anticipation

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

2

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

3

gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch

2

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

tactics

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

8

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

2