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thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

2

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

2

liquor smell; tipsiness

1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

1

red-horned demon; red ogre

1

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

1

reinforcement; strengthening

1

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

stone pillar

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head

3

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

chimes; toll of a bell

7

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

6

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

2

Big Ben

8

national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

2

to speak; to hear a voice

3

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

4

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

2

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

3

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

5

to fade; to become dim

2

to provide; to arrange; to install

1

to grow old

1

old woman

3

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

throne

4

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

old clothes; secondhand clothing

2

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

2

to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

1

accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

11

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

crumpled; wrinkled

1