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Shigesato

2

dying of illness; dying of natural causes

1

central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community

1

rhythm

2

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

5

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

2

chestnut (horse coat color)

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

to be burned out (of one's home)

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

joint signature

1

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

south of; and south

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

1

chief; main; principal; major

1

main line; trunk line

1

direct connection; direct link

1

flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

paved road

1

ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

to point at

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

2

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

filthy water; sewage

2

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

3

plural; multiple; several

1

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

1

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

2

special forces

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

leather

6

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

3