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here and there; in places

3

to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

2

to escape

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

2

rumbling; (ringing) cadence

1

great disaster; calamity

2

small misfortune

2

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

1

oaf; bigot

2

with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly

1

kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)

2

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

hitting; battering

2

to be satisfied

2

spectator; sightseer; onlooker

2

fragment; one of the group or party

1

all; everyone; everybody

5

foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

randori (freestyle judo training)

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)

2

to happen to be present

2

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell

1

rough-and-tumble; bullying disposition

2

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

6

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

3

corpse; dead person

1

good or bad luck; fortune

1

by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

2

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

3

truth; real situation

4

banquet or reception hall

2

small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)

4

lucky; fortunate

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

conjecture; surmise

2

ahem; harrumph

1

meaning of a word

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

4

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

5