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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

11

street at night; making a night journey

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

12

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

7

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

2

main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

1

alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

13

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

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

8

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

1

night sky

2

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

3

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

10

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

12

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

3

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

winter clothes; arctic clothes

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

33

back street; back alley; off-street

4

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

8

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

darkness

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

4

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

2

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

8

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

15

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

7

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

7

a few words

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

8

meeting again; reunion

3

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

5

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

2

look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

6

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

4

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

5

singing voice; (sound of) singing

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1