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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

8

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

11

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

5

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

8

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

16

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

3

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

2

dim; gloomy

5

opposite side; opposition

6

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

12

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

9

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

25

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

6

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

6

to go on reading

1

Meiji Constitution; Constitution of the Empire of Japan

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

constitution; rules; regulation

6

the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

7

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

4

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

2

that's so, isn't it

5

baseless; groundless

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

7

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

3

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

54

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1

legend; folklore; tradition

5

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

5

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

4

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

9

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

5

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

hey; listen; look here; I say

3

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

3