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serious; not joking; straight

3

bone fracture

1

anaesthesia; anesthesia

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

second floor; upstairs

2

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

3

the four seasons

1

relation; relationship

2

meaning; called; said

1

law observance; obeying the law

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

2

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

as you see; as you can see

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

3

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

3

180 degrees; complete change

1

(one's) life

5

general idea; concept; notion

1

derailment; digression; deviation

2

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

5

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

9

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

door; gate; opening; title page

4

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area

1

to sit down

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

two

3

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

a certain ...

2

(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

1

to die

1