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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

7

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

10

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

5

stairs; stairway; staircase

8

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

6

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1

grey; gray; ashen

3

(made of) stone; stone-built

1

turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

to obtain; to procure

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

9

to control; to command; to get the better of

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

5

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

win; victory

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

2

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

13

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

3

to go up the stairs

1

be; is

6

(some) more; even more; longer; further

6

to rust; to become rusty

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

reliance; dependence

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

2

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

2

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

to meet; to greet

1

cool breeze; refreshing breeze

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

space; room; airspace

6

we

5

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

2

torii; Shinto shrine archway

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