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spaceship

131

private

2

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

1

enemy army

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

7

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

4

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

8

facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

9

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

mechanization; mechanisation; computerization

1

cyborg; cybernetic organism

2

to interrupt (a person)

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

28

cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up

11

post war; after the war

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

to say; to speak

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

degree of freedom

4

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

3

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

2

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

7

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

9

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

3

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

chain of command

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

thread; yarn; string

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

5

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

5

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

2

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

6

military vessel; war fleet

6

head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

13

adding; addition; extra

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1