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it may be because

4

the very same person

2

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

3

oversight; omission; mistake

2

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave

1

humanity; human nature

3

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

2

list; wrist

20

misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

colour; color; hue; tints

3

end-of-year

6

restless; fidgety; fussy

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

3

cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

2

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

5

only; sole; unique

3

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

steam

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

8

to have an interest (in)

3

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

truth; real situation

2

sooner or later; in time; eventually

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

opponent (in combat)

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

7

limit; bound

3

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

4

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

23

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

ambitious; motivated; willful

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

6

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

assurance; guarantee

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1