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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

3

to pursue

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

6

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

standard; set; routine; decided

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

4

door; gate; opening; title page

9

moonlight

9

to shine in (light); to illuminate

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

6

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

6

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

4

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

4

lamp; light

2

light bulb

2

Japanese-style writing desk

8

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

8

only; nothing but

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

1

very dim light

1

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

6

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

space; room; airspace

1

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

5

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

6

others; other people

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

5

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

13

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

people

5

for this reason

4

in those days

9

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

few in number

2