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sealed letter

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

5

books from China

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ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

2

nerve pain; neuralgia

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while ill

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tedium; boredom; ennui

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

partitioning screen

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take the opportunity to (do something else)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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long; (for a) long time

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

way (of doing); method

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ill-mannered; rude

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decisive; resolute; drastic

3

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

2

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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need; want; necessity; expenses; cost

6

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

Chinese book; Chinese classics

1

to apologize; to apologise

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apology; excuse

5

to state; to express; to mention

5

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

3

to be found; to be discovered

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

3

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

birdcage

1

to invite; to show (someone) in

2

chatting; idle talk

3

indeed; really; truly; very much

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

1

modern poetry

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

1

four characters; four letters

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

3

bookshelf

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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however; because; as

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