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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

6

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

3

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

3

manuscript; version; draft

1

to be infected; to be contagious

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

to lie down (and rest)

2

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

to snore

1

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

fumbling; groping

2

snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

desk; copy editor

4

(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

4

how dare ...; how could ...

1

to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell

2

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

4

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

2

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

5

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)

1

never again

1

nature; disposition

1

that; the matter in question

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

3

stepping back; drawing back

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

bang; slam; thud; crash

1

to grasp tightly

2

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

7

exit and entrance

3

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

3

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

1

about this time

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

evening; last night; yesterday evening

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2