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big-game hunting

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

pedestrian traffic

2

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

3

aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train

2

archer; shooter; bowman

2

good gracious; oh my

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

4

gun point; muzzle

2

counter for places

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

2

fowling; shooting birds

1

tire; tyre

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

3

to fail to catch; to ignore

1

windowpane; window glass

3

bullet; shot; shell

5

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

speed

7

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

1

mile

5

sprint; dash; scampering

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

to knock down; to defeat

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

3

writhing (in agony)

1

in the capital; in Tokyo

1

ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

3

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

clicking (of the tongue); in surprise; angrily; frustratedly

1

evil influence

2

private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

3

cooperation; collaboration

1

giving one's all to

1

water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

the said person; he; she; same surname

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or

9

the same kind; accomplice; partner

4