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for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation

2

swinging a knife around; brandishing a knife

1

the Sun

1

foreign legion

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

3

tiredness; fatigue

3

to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord

1

wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; underhand pass with clasped hands (volleyball)

1

to lend (e.g. money)

3

one set

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

2

in all

2

missing page

1

Chebat

1

running time (of a movie)

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

3

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

3

Hollywood

1

actress; female actor

1

hijack; highjack

1

building highjack (hostage situation)

1

alien

1

measuring; measurement

7

law of contradiction

2

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

3

to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

4

ascetic monk; trainee monk

2

depraved monk; sinful priest

2

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

pessimist

2

weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism

1

coward; wimp

6

savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

4

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

2

last night; yesterday evening

22

long journey; long trip

1

tossing and turning while asleep

1

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

3

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

2

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

2