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goat

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at a young age; while still young

1

influential man; boss

1

empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish

1

spice; spices; condiment

1

to pretend

2

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt

4

sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy

1

laughing while reminiscing

1

episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

one's private life

1

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

1

fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling

1

fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

very likely; very probable

1

taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)

1

like that; that way; thus

1

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

1

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

1

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

decision; agreement

2

sake brewing

1

broad view; big picture; wide perspective

1

(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

sentiments; passions

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

1

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

2

late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

distribution

3

reading through (a book); finishing (a book)

1

bedtime

1

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

1

consultation; conference

2

based on

1

supervised; under surveillance

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

1

blur; blurred; indistinct

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

1

night before last

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

1

expression of love; showing love

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

2