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as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

3

satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

coffin; casket

2

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

4

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

2

decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to grow old; to age

1

doctor

8

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

3

to be found; to be discovered

2

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

3

boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

manner of using one's hands

2

unnecessary; needless

1

one's old bones; old man

1

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

1

gallstone

2

appendicitis

2

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

appendicitis

2

even

2

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

2

ileus

1

subcutaneous; hypodermic

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

2

peritonitis

1

parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

2

direct appeal; direct petition

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

to complain; to make a complaint

2

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

prefectural assembly member

1

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

1

what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children

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