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glove; mitten; mitt

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

manual transmission; MT; megaton; megatonne; magnetic tape; master tape; medical technologist

5

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

exorcism

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

beginning; start; outset

1

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

Higashino

7

Bungo

1

Murakami

4

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

ahead; before; ago

1

person

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

2

trick

2

pregnant woman

2

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

means; is; as for

1

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

so; like this; in this way

1

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

the end

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.)

2

how many times?

1

book making (binding, publishing)

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1