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(a) few; some; several

3

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

5

small; little; tiny

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

1

Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)

1

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

1

small cupboard on wall of tokonoma

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

2

that sort of; like that

6

carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

2

girl; daughter; woman; lady; (another's) wife

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony

6

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

6

shoulders and elbows

1

to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

2

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

2

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

6

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

selfish

1

knowing; being aware (of)

14

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

4

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

3

relative; relation; kin

7

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

7

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

spy; secret agent

3

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

5

hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

to give the stamp of approval

1

loan; debt; liability

1

annual installment; annual instalment

1

lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation

1

loss of a (legal) case

1

banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

8

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

5

this much; this amount

2

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

2

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

red-ink brush

2

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1