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manner of death

1

to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

2

to deceive; to blind the eyes of

1

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

decisive battle of brief duration

1

the whole world

2

viewing; view; viewpoint

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

degree; extent

3

although

1

to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

1

to set aside one's interests

1

foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

4

stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller

1

crystal

3

mineral matter; metallic property

1

to knead well; to polish; to refine

2

to fall from heaven (the sky)

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

gullible; naive

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

4

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

11

to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

older brother; elder brother

1

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

1

critical hit

2

sky

2

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

2

to make sense; to be meaningful

2

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

to make (a person) pay for (something)

1

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

scorched earth

3

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

outside world; physical world

5

to become desperate; to give in to despair

2

in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

19

judgment; judgement; decision; verdict

3

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

2

because of this

2

proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)

5

metaphor

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

2

older brother

3