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muscle

2

bare hand; empty hand

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

11

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

10

attendance; participation; presence

2

shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

1

father

1

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

hermit; recluse

1

keeping house; being confined to one's house

1

dot; point; mark

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

sliding door

5

well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

2

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

2

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

1

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

1

patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

1

stump; stubble

2

hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty

1

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

3

festival (esp. music, film, etc.)

1

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

1

locomotive; engine

1

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

(room) heater; stove

4

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

1

Steampunk

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

4

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

to be (doing)

4

being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention

1

small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act

1

extravagant; absurd

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

2

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

1