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disregarding; ignoring

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

front; frontage; facade; main

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

conversation

2

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

1

sporadic

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

5

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

8

relief; peace of mind

6

what

3

to hesitate; to waver

4

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

5

little by little

4

twice

1

three times

5

to become; to amount to

31

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

5

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

1

in the early period (of something); at the beginning

1

at that (very) moment; just then

1

great war; great battle; world war

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

2

front (in battle)

1

the homefront

1

women and children

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

3

counter for people

8

population; common talk

5

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

4

decrease; reduction; decline

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

4

night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

future; distant future

3

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

1

fragmentary

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

9

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

4

during the war

4

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

4

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

7