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because; since

2

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

(not) one

1

darts

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

2

sitting cross-legged

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

1

dry martini

1

Tatsuo

1

Cerberus

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

9

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

2

support

1

of course; certainly; naturally

1

tone; manner of speaking

2

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

2

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

2

blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart

1

certainly; by all means

1

to be thirsty

1

portable (style)

1

music

1

empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

seeming sad

1

how long; how far; how much

2

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

2

billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

1

Ach

1

congratulations

1

lately; recently; these days

1

to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

1

sofa; couch

1

massage

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1