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exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

4

building; structure

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

3

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

2

outset; start; beginning

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

4

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

to look old; to get old

1

sliding; slipping

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

2

glass door

1

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

window frame; sash

1

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

to smoke a cigarette

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

2

downtown

4

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

to spread; to be propagated

2

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

6

Gifu (city, prefecture)

2

(within a) city; local

1

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

2

chance; opportunity

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

3

towns and villages

2

prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

2

fifty; 50

1

years later

2

torii; Shinto shrine archway

4

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

5

halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

brilliant; bright; dazzling

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

1

dance

2

late; slowly

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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