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cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

2

to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through

1

Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

3

underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld

2

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

2

filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

3

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

2

pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

2

object

2

to be settled; to be brought to an end

3

by all means; by all costs

1

to seize an opportunity

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

the very start; the very beginning

1

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

2

headwind; adverse wind

1

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

1

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

superhuman

2

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

1

to be perfectly clear

1

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

2

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

1

forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

3

sincerity

1

Yellow river (in China)

2

two great men (rivals)

2

Laz, Finistère

1

to ...

1

reaction velocity

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

to give one's life; to lay down one's life

1

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

pity; compassion

1

point in common; common feature

1

hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire

1

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

1

manner of using one's hands

1

suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

1

submachine gun

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

2