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just before

1

cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

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

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

remote past; far ago; time immemorial

3

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

4

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

4

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

3

crawling along

1

ramification; branching off

1

place of destination

1

right under; directly below

1

floorboard

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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this area; around here

4

anteroom; antechamber

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

to overhear

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

to die

2

to not believe one's ears

4

to rank next to; to come after

1

major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to peek; to peep

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

3

aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

2

splash; spray

3

to fly around; to scatter

1

(dead) body; corpse

5

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

2

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

6

violence; murder; crime

2

to perceive; to understand

1

relief; aid

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

3

officer

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