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外堀を埋める is an exact match with the following word:
外堀を埋める
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Reading : そとぼりをうめる   
expression, ichidan verb
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective  (idiomatic expression)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 236,000 (about 52,600 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
きぎょう
企業
さいこうけいえいせきにんしゃ
最高経営責任者
になるために
そとぼり
外堀
める
ことから
はじ
めた

His first step in becoming CEO was to remove what was in the way.
その
こうしょう
交渉
せいこう
成功
させる
には
ひと
つずつ
そとぼり
外堀
めていく
こと
じゅうよう
重要

To make the negotiations successful, it’s essential to prepare thoroughly by resolving small problems one at a time.
ガイ   ゲ   そと outside   ほか other   はず to remove, mislead   はずれる to come off, to miss   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
divining rod
ほり ditch, moat   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
クツ    yield   
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corpse
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
マイ   うめる to bury   うまる be buried   うもれる be buried (in oblivion)   
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リ   さと village   
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