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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

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case

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unexpected; unforeseen

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to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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in large drops

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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such ... as; or some such

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starting time

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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because of; owing to; due to

4

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

both fists

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

6

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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fate; destiny; lot

2

remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

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success rate

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anything and everything; just about everything

11

to subsist; to keep on living

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to bring back

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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lower lip

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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river; stream; River; the ... river

3

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

2

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

since when; from when; how long

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to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

grasp; catch; understanding

3

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

cradle

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to awake from one's sleep

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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day after day; day by day

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to pray; to wish

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bottom of one's heart

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