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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

40

furthermore; even more

5

(a) few; some; several

1

comparatively; relatively

2

oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism

1

to escape

2

drifting ashore

1

asylum seeker

1

a third country

1

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

3

broker

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

13

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

28

funds; capital

4

to keep balance

1

spy

3

duty; role; function

9

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

4

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

4

last year

3

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

3

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

3

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

13

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

5

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

2

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

1

parasite; pallasite

2

smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

central; mainline

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

7

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

government; administration

1

political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

11

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

national power

1

damage; injury; defamation; harm

1

middle of the night; dead of night; midnight

1

Chinatown

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

9

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1