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arson; setting fire

3

to repeat; to do something over again

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

8

escalation

2

if; in case; supposing

7

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

6

to shake one's head

5

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

number-withheld phone calls

2

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

4

the way back; the way home; return trip

1

several times; a few times

1

passenger seat; assistant driver's seat

2

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

shock; impact; crash

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

6

beginning; start

1

the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

1

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

2

(school) period; period or division of time; time limit

1

equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

4

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

very likely; very probable

1

to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

3

conflagration; fire

5

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

2

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

department store; department

4

fire fighting

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

floor

2

to spread (flames)

1

enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier

14

limit; restriction

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

5

course; route; path; process; means

1