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ancient times; prehistoric times

2

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

2

to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

2

addict; junkie; substance abuser

1

alcoholic poisoning

1

cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict

1

surface of the water; face of the water

3

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

to wander; to roam from place to place

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

2

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

2

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

4

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

hypnosis

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

1

keenly felt; heart-wrenching; heart-rending

6

finishing reading

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

criticism; commentary; review

1

unusual book

1

prefatory song or poem; opening song

1

bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

reading (books)

1

index finger; forefinger

1

catchphrase (esp. in advertising)

2

predator

2

superb; outstanding

1

babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

founder; originator; pioneer

2

fading; faded colour; faded color

1

retirement; resignation

1

overflow; abundance; exuberance

1

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

3

brush (for painting, basting, etc.)

3

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

3

very deep

3

and yet; despite (all) that

1

fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

1

parasite

1

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

1

light; lamplight

2