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extremists; radicals; militants

4

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

1

new and old; incoming and outgoing

1

loser; the defeated

1

beggar; begging

3

dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death

1

biological parent; real parent

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

1

light brown; golden brown

2

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

to start eating

1

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

rhythm

2

for the first time in one's life

1

picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking

1

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

3

(one's) 20s; twenties

1

high risk, low return

1

to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

1

to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

1

source of revenue; financial supporter

2

to sob; to be choked with tears

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

(in) one's absence

2

(doing something) in tears

1

old man; elderly man

1

to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

2

to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage

1

to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

1

thirteen; 13; king

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

2

rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

1

Okiya

1

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

2

tuition fee; course fee

1

to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

1

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

change; alteration; modification

4

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

1

closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course

1

outward appearance; apparent

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

1