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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

glancing (look)

1

full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

1

conversely; on the contrary

1

from the beginning

1

stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

2

master; teacher; stable master

19

reason; right

3

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

2

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

4

coherence; consistency

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

2

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

7

to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh

5

to lie down (and rest)

4

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

4

in large drops

5

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

9

cold sweat; greasy sweat

6

leading; guiding; commanding

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

3

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

17

lovers' quarrel

6

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

ant

4

to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

2

means of communication

1

other side; opposite side; other party

2

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

1

as if; as though

19

with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

3

to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

3

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

4

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

17

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

8

to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die

2

live coverage; on-the-spot telecast

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

4

nearly one hour

1

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

5

telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call

7

(telephone) receiver

3

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

9