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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

6

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

32

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

7

fulcrum

1

physical ability

6

one revolution; one rotation

5

racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

3

very bottom; rock bottom

5

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

17

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

16

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

12

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

8

conviction; belief; confidence

9

plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

left foot; left leg

5

trousers; pants

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

55

to shake one's head (in denial)

7

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

10

pure white; snow white

1

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

83

direct hit

9

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

4

both feet; both legs

5

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

22

fall; drop; descent; coming down

2

clip-clop (esp. of geta)

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

12

silence; stillness; quietness

5

to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme

1

landing

4

to be completely still

6

one thin flat object; one sheet

35

paper

29

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

8

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

5

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

8

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

to run away; to run off

37

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

6

uproar; disturbance

6

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

6

nursing; looking after

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

23

failure; mistake; blunder

21

to engrave; to carve out

2

kick

38

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

11