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object

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

5

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

quiet; still; surreptitious

5

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

2

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

3

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

1

making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

8

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

7

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

3

both extremes

1

epilogue

3

neighbouring house; neighboring house

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

2

to recall; to remember

2

coffin; casket

1

several weeks; a few weeks

2

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

6

incense stick

3

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

3

construction work

3

being ...

2

collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

3

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

discovery; detection; finding

4

victim

3

external wound; (physical) trauma

2

cardiac arrest

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

2

to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

1

linking poems

1

to die; (lit.) to become bones

1

scientific

1

date and time

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

4

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

3

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

2

painting; picture

1

speaker

1

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

4

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

5

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1