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empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

2

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

2

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

2

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

14

palette knife

1

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

4

knife

5

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

2

ashtray

1

-made; make

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

2

make; workmanship; preparation

1

in one's own way or style

5

blunt weapon

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

2

spirit world; underworld; the next world

6

to hide oneself

1

dining; dining room; meal

2

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

3

to escape

6

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

2

sliding door

4

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

3

to throw open; to leave open

3

tatami-matted

1

Japanese-style room

1

closet

1

space (room, area, outer space)

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

ankle

5

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

7

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

6

falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

1

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

2

five; 5

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

2