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trauma (usu. psychological)

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contrastive

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

2

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

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four people

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

2

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

reason for being; raison d'être

1

resources

1

mining

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

important person

1

benefactor; patron

6

preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

4

that's so, isn't it

2

(period of) one year

1

stay; sojourn

3

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

15

to be right on target; to strike it rich

1

ruffian; rowdy (person)

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

5

kitten; small cat

6

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

at least; at most; (even) just

3

clothing and accessories; attire

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

3

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

2

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

6

in the same way as; just like

4

food and drink; eating and drinking

4

age; era; period; date

1

(one) could even say that

1

smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

2

old haunts; former homes

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

4

eagerly; earnestly; ardently

1

Mieris

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