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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

3

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

2

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

2

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

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fragmentary

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projection; protrusion

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

2

contagion; infection

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encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

4

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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without eating or drinking

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

head-on collision

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suicidal tendency; suicidal wish

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

3

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

1

this (very thing); this precisely

1

excellent plan; best policy

1

Hugot

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friendly relations; social relations; social life

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

1

government; administration

1

to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something

1

boisterous dance; dancing wildly

1

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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that is; namely; i.e.

2

perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

1

battle formation; military formation

1

leader; commander

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

9

chance meeting

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

Figaro; Le Figaro (French newspaper)

14

creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)

2

to the end; to the last

1

killing; murder

1

servant; manservant; menial

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

only once

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

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