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recently; lately; these days

2

to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest

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hostage

4

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

2

cloud of dust; sandstorm

8

after the rain

1

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead

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to hide; to conceal oneself

4

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

2

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

4

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)

1

to sit (down)

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

5

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

fine thread

1

opening and closing; opening and shutting

1

(police) detective

1

luminous moss

1

width of a road

1

bedrock

3

Tokyo Dome

2

how many pieces

1

to fall from heaven (the sky)

1

distribution; allotment

2

mortar; plaster; stucco

2

apartment building; housing complex

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

hexagon

2

three-dimensional

2

to pierce through; to break through

2

long hair (usu. of a man)

4

Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African

1

rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality

1

beige (coloured)

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

1

cooking; kitchen work

4

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

2

individual; one by one; separate; each

1

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

objective; aim; mark

2

addition to a building

1

round tower

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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patrol

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