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outward appearance

2

without a moment's delay

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

5

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

3

crystal ball

3

hardness; solidity

4

just above; right overhead

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

to throw into

1

moment; second; instant

3

hundreds

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

third stage; three stages

1

stopping functioning; being out of service

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

2

with a swoosh; at one fell swoop

2

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

10

deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

4

venison; deer meat

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

dry riverbed; river beach

2

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

4

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

approximate age; age range

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

throughout the body

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

2

cut; gash; incision

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

3

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

3

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

1

to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)

1

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

7

wrist

2

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

sword wound; sword cut

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2