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author; writer; novelist; artist

2

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

12

one's high school days

1

straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut

1

to come into being; to be born

2

being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove

1

to be corrupt

1

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man

1

fine thread

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

6

revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

3

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

6

many thousands

7

each other; one another

1

self-introduction

3

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

6

to comfort; to console; to amuse

3

hesitation; indecision

3

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

2

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

1

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

1

structure; building

12

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

2

unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless

1

weed

1

here and there; in places

7

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)

2

calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

4

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

5

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

3

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

3

gray zone; grey zone; gray area

5

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

2

sunbathing; basking in the sun

1

panda

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

1

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

4

bulletin board system; BBS

1

as stated; verbatim; literally

2

sense of values; values; value system

4

to pretend; to act (as if)

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number two; mistress; concubine

1

store; shop; restaurant

3