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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

6

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

3

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

3

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

younger sister

4

older brother; elder brother

8

mother

2

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

coffin; casket

2

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

counter for people

4

who

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

2

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

family; members of a family

3

late at night

2

all-night vigil over a body; wake

2

to arrive home; to return

1

son; penis

5

to die

1

funeral

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

good-for-nothing son; profligate son

6

doing whatever one pleases

1

Tokyo

2

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

music

4

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

1

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

1