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distant

1

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

1

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

1

sediment; earth and sand

1

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

4

showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

2

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

7

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

fawn

1

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

1

to chant the nembutsu

1

falling object; fallen object

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

zombie

2

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

8

sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)

1

to let one's hair hang down

1

point-blank range

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

4

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

clumsy girl; clumsy kid

1

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

1

free fall

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

death; the next world; to pass away; to die

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

4

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

wicked; evil

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

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

2

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

5

kiss

1

kiss

2

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

3

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

2