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ticklish; embarrassing

2

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

2

northwest

2

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

to pierce through; to break through

2

blue sky

1

sun

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

6

high altitude

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

hey there; I say; see here

5

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

site; plot; lot; grounds

4

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

east, west, south and north

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

tall (of a person)

1

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

8

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

3

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

7

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

2

source of river; fountainhead

3

reservoir

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to carry in; to bring in

3

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

to surround; to crowd around

5

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

2

water well

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

time passes

3

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

2

water vein; underground stream of water; waterway

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

3

pluralizing suffix

2

mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

5

throwaway; disposable; single-use

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

mist

4

oh; ah

4

experience

5

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

3

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

4

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

age; years

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