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retreating figure; appearance from behind

4

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

2

empty; vacant; hollow

1

negative; minus

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

7

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

5

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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both; both sides; both parties

2

leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

1

feeling; sense; impression

9

really; truly; indeed; good grief

6

truth; reality

5

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

15

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

4

fishing rod

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

5

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

6

burning hell; inferno

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

festival merrymaking; revelry

1

ah; oh; hey!

7

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

sand; grit

7

fish

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

7

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

1

underwater

3

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

4

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

throat; singing voice

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

8

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

4

person who turns up at the right moment to help

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

5

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

8

that day; the very same day

4

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

one; one

7

unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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