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on countless occasions; many a time

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earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

the positive and the negative

1

opposite side; other side

1

to gaze long at

1

very small; tiny

3

sea; ocean; waters

2

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

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

7

things; everything

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

omen

1

coherence; order; focus; point

4

business suit

5

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

2

neon (Ne)

1

to walk down the road

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

6

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

2

sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

2

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

2

billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

purple smoke; tobacco smoke

1

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

1

record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)

1

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

1

giant

2

stature; body height

3

muscular; strong-muscled

1

body; physique; build; stature

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

3

stone statue

1

un-Japanese in appearance or character

1

physique; constitution

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

3

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

5

sporadic

1

business; trade; operations; sales

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

feeling; sensitivity; emotion

4

waitress; hostess

2