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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

3

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

overestimation; overvaluing

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

4

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

being very popular; being in great demand

1

old person; oldster

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

4

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

to spread; to be propagated

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

2

life span

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

very likely; very probable

2

selection; choice; option

3

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

usual state of things

1

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

sparring partner

1

what

4

smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

9

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

3

we; us

6

time and time again; many times; a number of times

1

hundreds

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

6

asking oneself

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

two times; twice; two degrees

3

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

(war) front

3

in parentheses; bracketed

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

skillfulness

1

Shingo

1

pigeon; dove

6

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

2