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in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

2

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

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China

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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the same rank; equality; apposition

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

4

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

blue eyes; a Westerner

1

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

what; what?; hey!

5

to choose; to select

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

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hell

2

I; we

1

yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

3

awfully; terribly

3

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

3

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

5

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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valley

3

boatman; ferryman

2

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

5

to demand money; to pester; to extort

1

each time

1

tick (Acari spp.); mite

5

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

2

urgency; emergency

1

for fun; half in jest

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

3

pipe; tube

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

2

to talk; to chat; to chatter

2

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

5

widow

1

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

every night

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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