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

3

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

4

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

early morning

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

4

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

3

cask; barrel

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant

1

in succession; one by one

3

to carry in; to bring in

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

6

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

4

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

3

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

they; them

6

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

deep breath

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

5

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

3

to disappear; to vanish

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

hard to handle

1

to grimace; to frown

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

bandage; dressing

4

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

3

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

3

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

3

finally; after great pains; at last; just barely

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1