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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

2

slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

9

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

3

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

2

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to moan; to groan

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

3

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

5

(some) more; even more; longer; further

9

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

2

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

3

(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so

4

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

8

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

7

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

9

very interesting; of great interest

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

2

guard; convoy; escort

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

2

freedom; liberty

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

1

throne; first place; top spot; championship

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

5

prediction; estimation

1

relation; connection; relevance

2

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

fake; something false; sham; deception

1

evidence; proof

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

background music; BGM

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

4

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

1

difference; variation; difference

1