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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

4

unloading (a ship); landing

1

(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

5

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

means; is; as for

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

17

clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

2

early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

3

release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off

1

coffin; casket

1

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

mountain path

1

separation; divorce; severing of connections

1

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

2

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

meeting; reception

1

to half-rise to one's feet

1

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

2

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

5

wintry desolation; poor business conditions

1

hunchback; humpback; crookback

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

2

principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight

1

slight; dim; faint

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

3

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

3

danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety

2

dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

1

rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)

1

horse's length

1

frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

4

side of face

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

avalanche; snowslide

1

to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

to pull down

1

writhing (in agony)

1

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2