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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

automatic lock; automatic door-locking system

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

5

metre; meter; meter; gauge

3

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

4

exploration; expedition

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

late at night

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

2

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

2

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

1

direct unforked road; straight path

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

2

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

4

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

4

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

11

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

3

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

5

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

4

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

9

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

6

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

1

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

10

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

8

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

outer wall

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

4

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

6

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

6

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

8

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

10

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

7

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

3

curiosity; inquisitiveness

3

to happen to have on hand or in stock

2