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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

returning home

3

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

2

cooperation; coordination; link

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

goods; article; thing

1

lately; recently

4

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

to fade; to become dim

1

protection; repellent

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

reliance; dependence

1

snappingly; with a snap

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

late; slowly

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

lack of self-reliance; depending on others

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

4

to be opposite; to face each other

2

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

eye color; eye colour

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

study; pursuit of knowledge

2

self-conceit; pride

1

advice; warning

1

little by little

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

2

should do; ought to do

6

rejection; dismissal

2

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

6

legacy of the past

1

unlucky

2

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

2

still better; even better

1

to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure

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