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ninth day of the month; nine days

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

6

revenge tragedy

1

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

uproar; disturbance

1

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

7

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

14

main street

6

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

guess; conjecture

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene

3

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

6

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

largest class; top category

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

3

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation

1

indispensable; essential

1

reminiscent talk

4

since then; from that time; ever since

3

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

2

prayer; supplication

2

while alive; during one's lifetime

5

to be needed; to be wanted

1

at present; now

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

21

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

3

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

to manage something successfully; to be successful

5

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

8

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

4

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

1

suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

4

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

in large drops

1

pleasant feeling; good vibes

4

a push; another effort

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1