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about this time

5

rust

2

covered with; stained; smeared

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

40

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

11

window

18

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

8

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

32

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

8

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

9

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

10

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

20

such ... as; or some such

10

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

path; lane

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

10

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

3

building

12

outer wall

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

10

people; men and women; each person; everybody

10

emptiness; vacuum; blank

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

8

mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith

1

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

1

to close; to shut

5

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

3

to sit (down)

3

well; now; then

6

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

7

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

15

confession

3

extremely; very much

1

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

2

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

early-morning practice

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

every morning

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

3

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

1