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outside the prefecture

3

scrap

2

factory; plant; mill; workshop

2

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

6

region; limits; stage; level

1

great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

1

had better do so

2

to do together; to share; to participate in

6

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

shadow; tail; following

11

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

2

hat; cap

4

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

3

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

3

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

5

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

2

interior of the body

3

gloomy

3

to hide oneself

1

place for relaxation and refreshment

2

now; nowadays

7

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

12

station premises

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

5

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

6

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

24

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

8

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

2

to make a sound

18

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

4

ambiguity

1

police questioning

4

since; henceforth

11

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

6

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

2

mere; simple; sheer

1

mishearing

1

retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out

1

when; how soon; how long until

4

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

4

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

4

being tired out

1

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

1

to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

1

willpower; energy; vitality

7

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

6

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

5

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

4

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

4