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conviction; belief; confidence

3

highest grade; superlative degree

2

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

4

overwhelming

2

Shinto shrine

1

feel sick; feel unwell

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

1

to survive

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

2

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

2

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

6

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

2

skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity

2

to hell with; be damned

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

3

critical

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

that is; namely; i.e.

11

long ago; once upon a time

1

bringing up; raising

2

to die

1

cops; police

1

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

2

debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

rule; reign; government; governing

1

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

1

as much as one can take or carry away

1

large amount of money; great cost

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

lawyer; attorney

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

Kondou

3

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

4

discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

4

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

2

there, there

1

just now; a moment ago

1