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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

1

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

2

because of; owing to; due to

4

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

7

constrained; uncomfortable; awkward

1

Backdraft

6

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

18

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

13

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

peace; harmony

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

4

student (esp. a university student)

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that sort of; like that

3

joining a group

1

-ish; -like

3

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

to follow another's example

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

5

even if not; even without

2

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

3

curt; blunt; cold; short

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

offence; offense; hindrance

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

8

waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

as a child; when one was a child

2

large-breed dog

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

3

animal

1

beast; brute; animal

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

4

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

13

unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

outside the prefecture

2

New Year

1

long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse

1

private university

1

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1