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ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

2

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

to draw in; to attract

3

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

9

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

Medusa

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

3

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

5

meaning; called; said

1

language of the enemy (esp. English in Japan during WWII)

1

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

power

1

Kleist

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

1

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

3

musical instrument

1

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

1

to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

2

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

fourth day of the month; four days

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

2

to consume

1

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

1

large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

1

flight; flying; soaring

1

dark night; moonless night

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

and what is worse; to make matters worse

1

low altitude; low sky

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

2

firearms; guns

1

being frank; going so far as to say

1

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

1

as usual; as is one's habit

1

target

1

Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)

2

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

1