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choices; alternatives; options

2

followers; hangers-on

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

8

mother

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

5

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

5

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

secondary residence; vacation home; villa

2

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

5

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

meaning; significance; sense

4

anything and everything; just about everything

4

consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

6

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

merit

1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

1

profitable plan; good plan

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

4

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

4

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

5

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to glare at; to scowl at

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

1

flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

1

shingle roofing

1

here and there; in places

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

5

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

water pipe

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

4

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

6

feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

5

turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

4

dwelling; house; residence; address

2

in comparison to; rather than

7

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1