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piston; plunger

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

9

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

5

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

4

organ

1

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

2

also called

2

internal organs; viscera

1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

1

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

1

ash; ashes

3

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

2

scripture; passage from scripture

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

manservant; male attendant; valet

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

to release

1

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

just one person; only one

2

to survive

3

vast; limitless; boundless

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

1

to dye; to colour; to color

2

to make a serious effort

1

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer

1

spare time; free time; leisure time

2

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

4

from the beginning

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to pour on

2

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

1

letting (someone) die without helping

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

1

to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down

1

for example

2

ripple (on water); wavelet

1

lake surface

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

(a) look; gaze

2