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be; is

4

well; now; then

2

ten (long cylindrical things)

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)

1

to examine; to check; to inspect

5

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

19

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

5

direct

3

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

2

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

sword; blade; single stroke

2

apology; excuse

1

to be

2

by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

feeling; mood

1

thief; robber

2

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

day before yesterday

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

7

cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

3

to be worried; to be troubled

1

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

thereupon; shortly thereafter

4

trade; business; occupation; profession; job

2

reason; cause; circumstances

3

to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

1

lunch; midday meal

2

in one's own way or style

4

the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

6

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

missus; missis

1

oh; ah

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

4

I; me

10

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

murder; murderer

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

3

to return; to come back

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2