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makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

3

discontent and grumbling

1

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

8

determination; resolution

3

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

4

geometrical axis (of the eye)

1

rabies; hydrophobia

1

deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

13

to find fault (with)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

3

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

2

resolute; determined; bold

4

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

2

genuine; authentic; true; real

8

course; route; path; process; means

5

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

7

to bear fruit

3

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

2

disappointment; let-down

1

offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

5

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

2

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

5

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

9

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

4

vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

2

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

4

profound; deep; unfathomable

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

2

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

4

violent earthquake; severe earthquake

5

elegant phrase

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

6

eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead

2

hymn; hymnal

1

clothes

2

form and nature

1

work of art

1

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

1

manservant

1

spirits of the dead

1

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

3

inexhaustible supply

3

phosphorescence

7

companion; partner; spouse

2

to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate

1

without leaving any trace

7

vanishing like mist

5