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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

2

future trouble

1

disintegration; self-destruction

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

suspicious person

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

1

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

2

languid; listless

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

in deep black; in jet black

2

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

4

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

thanks; gratitude

3

irritating; frustrating

1

to pass a day

1

reasonable; natural

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

while; during (the time when)

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

as soon as possible

1

which; what (way)

3

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

3

reply; answer

1

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

reply; answer; response

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

just a little

3

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

3

both eyes

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

1