The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Glossary

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Glossary

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Gleam

To shine brightly

Hushed

Quiet or asleep

Invest

Put a lot of time and effort into something

Essence

A person's true being or character

Swells

Becomes larger

Worked up

Angry and frustrated

Desolation

Extreme loneliness and sadness

Fatal

Deadly

Impulsive

Acting quickly, without thinking of the consequences of one's actions

In tandem

Two people or objects moving side-by-side

Imperceptibly

Very gradually or slowly

Frequent

Happening very often

Presumption

Something that most people believe to be true, without questioning

Earnest

Very serious

Posess

Have

Pessimistic

Seeing the worst side of situations

An incident

An important event

Distinguish

To find the differences between two things

Consumes

Destroys

Exertion

Hard work

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