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precious; valuable

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complicity

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dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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dirty; unclean

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to have diarrhea

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all talk (and no action)

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prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

grim face

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opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

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because of this

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

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excuse; pretext

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

2

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

1

to accumulate; to save

1

reporter; journalist

3

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

relationship; relation

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

3

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

to make a speech; to address

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I don't know; I don't understand

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to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

2

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

Gustav

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

1

sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage

6

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

round shape; circle; circular form

1

diameter

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

all; everything

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

4

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

1

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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knapsack

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seat; sheet; spreadsheet

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