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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

2

complete change; about-face

1

annoying; noisy; strict

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

2

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

11

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

you; (arch.) your residence

8

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

6

military man

1

to age; to grow old

1

an old man's indiscretions

1

sword dance

3

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

4

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

to defeat

2

to make a serious effort

1

to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

4

between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish

1

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

cold sweat; greasy sweat

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

1

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

1

town girl; girl raised in a town

16

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

3

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

coming; going

3

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

3

manifestation

1

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

3

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

to knock down; to defeat

3

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

4

to be needed; to be wanted

4

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

5

anteroom; antechamber

3

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

officer

2

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

2

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

8

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

2

some; small amount of

1

rest; repose

3

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

a long time (since the last time)

4