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

2

cymbal; cymbals

4

kid; young goat

2

to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs

1

insolent fellow; rude fellow

1

to jump up to one's feet

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

motion

1

vibrato

9

strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection

2

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

scrap lumber; piece of wood

3

simple; plain

2

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

3

overlapping; piling; stacking

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

to ventilate; to let fresh air in

1

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

hades; realm of the dead

1

monster cat; cat with magical powers

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

1

in all directions

3

holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

2

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

6

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

1

to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

1

to stammer; to stutter

3

half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked

1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

9

loud; sonorous; ringing

3

end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

as anyone can see

2

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

general idea; concept; notion

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

4

spiritual sympathy; spiritual communion

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

powder

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

6

spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw

3

glove box; glove compartment

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

2