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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

4

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

3

the other day; lately; recently

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

2

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

relative; relation; kin

1

magician; conjurer

4

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

magician; conjurer; illusionist

1

diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

fundamental; basic

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

2

settlement; solution; resolution

2

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

8

source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

3

accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

3

at any rate; anyhow

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

that is to say; so that means

12

at that time; in those days

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

3

to be worried; to be troubled

3

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

5

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

sparks

1

to shake off

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

to be deep in talk

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

clock; watch; timepiece

4

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

eleven o'clock

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

5

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

remote control

2