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mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

4

hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

3

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

13

traditional; conventional

1

(animal making a) monstrous apparition

1

be; is

12

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

(one's) self; oneself

5

was; were

14

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

she; her; girlfriend

16

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

11

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

102

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

herself; she herself

2

the reverse; other side; lining

6

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

3

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

4

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

3

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

3

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

4

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

tiny; little; wee

1

novel; original; new; innovative

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

35

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

4

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

5

shock; impact; crash

1

snake; serpent; large snake

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

7

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

tall (of a person)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

10

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

3

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

10