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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

9

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

15

transfer; transport; removal

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

2

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

15

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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three; 3

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

2

east

1

fifty; 50

2

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

5

on the sea; surface of the sea

2

one year; some time ago

2

year of the Snake

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submarine volcano

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

6

name; given name; first name

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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place; situation; position; location

2

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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

6

august; beautiful

1

birth; creation; formation

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

2

sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

2

naming; christening

2

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

20

century

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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new; unused; new

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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repeated occurrence

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war; fighting; fierce competition

1

at times; occasionally

4

national defence forces; national security forces

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base (military, expedition, etc.)

5

five; 5

5

age; era; period; date

1

to repeat; to be frequent

2

eruption; volcanic eruption

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

4

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

9

crime; offence; offense

3

imprisonment

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institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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