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about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

3

violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority

1

two guilty parties tried and punished together

1

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

9

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

1

to drag in; to pull in

2

to gather in large groups

1

same village; same town; same province

5

time around sunset; early evening

4

main line; trunk line

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

pull; patronage; tug; discount

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

4

subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)

1

compulsory education

1

playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness

3

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

10

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

2

crisis prevention; crisis avoidance

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

better; preferable

1

tear gland; lacrimal gland

2

yelp; yap

1

deep

2

composition

5

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

2

sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

1

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

1

sorting fruit

2

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

1

determination; conviction

1

dust; cloud of dust

1

just how; how (dare you)

1

to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

4

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

4

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

3

fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

3

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

peerless; unequaled; unequalled

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

2

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

2