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by the window

8

to crawl towards; to creep up to

5

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

9

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

breaking off; snapping off

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

eating quickly; speed-eating

1

damn kids

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

be; is

6

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

2

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

3

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

2

soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

3

a throw; a fall

2

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

5

station square; station plaza

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

9

objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio

3

cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather

4

gun; cannon; artillery

4

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

6

arch; home run

8

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

3

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

14

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

9

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

5

standing still

2

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

armor and helmet (armour)

28

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

5

late at night

6

scenery; scene; landscape

33

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

12

light source

2

to become; to amount to

2

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

6

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

11

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

12

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

10