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as always; as ever; though it's always the case

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

5

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

other side; opposite side; other party

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

4

boy; juvenile; child

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steak

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

3

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

5

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

4

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1

with a start; with a jump

4

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

2

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

2

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

9

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

second (unit of time); arc second

2

above the ceiling

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

ceiling boards

1

tip; end; point

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

night; evening; dinner

4

rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

4

only; merely; but; no more than

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

to love

13

love; affection

5

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

easy; simple; plain

1

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

4

front; frontage; facade; main

4

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

moonlight

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