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success; hit

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

professional

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

experimental

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

2

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

pan-

1

Pacific Ocean

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

6

base (military, expedition, etc.)

1

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness

1

nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag

1

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

1

self-portrait

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

looks; appearance

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

the whole country

2

self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

this year

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

ten years; decade

3

Hong Kong; Hongkong

2

Beijing (China); Peking

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

gambling house; gaming room; gambling den

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

tele; Terret (wine grape variety)

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

manner; style

1

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

2

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1