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sound of many footsteps

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

3

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

3

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

8

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

9

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

5

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

4

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

7

to blank out; to panic

1

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

1

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

to take a breath; to take a short rest

3

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

1

side of the face; side

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

2

slow; late; too late

4

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

4

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

7

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

3

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

2

earnings

1

being good-for-nothing; useless person

2

day before yesterday

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

2

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

lovers' quarrel

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

3

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

2

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

9

don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

2

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

3

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

2

straggling hair

1

ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

4

to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive

2

earlobe

3

tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)

5

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

8

partly open; in half bloom

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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