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to begin to dissolve

14

to shed blood

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

59

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

4

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

1

town; city; municipal; urban

139

to escape

24

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

14

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

120

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

89

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

2

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

17

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

110

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

4

threat; menace

28

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

5

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

70

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

7

to doze (off)

7

to prosper; to flourish

3

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

5

even

8

chameleon

2

smoothly; swiftly

3

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

23

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

17

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

72

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

57

to break; to smash

62

to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

7

tail (animal); tail end; tip

7

scouting; reconnaissance

3

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

3

lamp; light

2

to be transparent; to show through

3

tent

18

to slide down; to slip down

4

while; during; performed in this condition

5

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

13

to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

12

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

way; method; means

8

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

51

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

1

Japan

80

science

4

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

5