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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

4

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

3

row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

3

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

1

to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

1

tourist attractions

1

source of income

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort

5

to glare at; to scowl at

1

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

all; everything

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

1

to pretend

1

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

prayer; wish; vow

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

audience; attendance; hearers

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

2

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

1

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

2

to throw into; to toss into

3

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

3

detour; roundabout way

1