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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

if; in case; supposing

13

to spread; to be propagated

1

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

most; extremely

1

possible; likely; probable

1

the real criminal; true culprit

2

when it becomes; when it comes to

3

tradition; legend

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

2

youthful; young; young-looking

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

always; usually

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

2

suspect (person)

1

call; invitation

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

6

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

4

same kind (race); homogeneousness

1

Kyoto man; man from Kyoto

1

sense; infer

3

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

5

temple (side of head)

1

short play; skit

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

wild idea; delusion

3

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

7

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

4

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

60th birthday

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

impulse; impetus; urge

1

(process of) elimination

1