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to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe

1

marine life; marine organism

1

depth

2

bearing; manners

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)

1

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

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originator

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goods; articles

2

breakthrough; great discovery

5

probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter

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water current

2

arrow length; bundle of arrows

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

3

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

emergency ascent (submarine); emergency surfacing

1

telescope

2

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

inundation; submersion; flood

2

comb

1

to set aside

1

gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

coin; token; slug

1

historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives

2

judge; appraiser

1

out of place artifact; OOPArt

6

general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

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age determination; dating

4

one's duty; one's part

1

hegemony

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sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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archeological; archaeological

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

seasickness

1

(with a) vomiting sound

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already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

to extend one's knowledge

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

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base; bottom

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running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

2

landslide; landslip

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boat

2

inlet; cove; creek; bay

2

right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right

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left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left

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