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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

1

paper

3

bundle; bunch; sheaf

2

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

materials; data; document

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

half a year; six months

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

ascertainment

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

6

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

3

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

four people

5

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

8

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

7

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

infants; babies and very young children

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

one day; (on) a certain day

1

pregnancy; conception; gestation

7

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

4

just before

1

what to do

5

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

however; nevertheless

1

long-term

1

business trip; official trip

2

four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing

1

compared with

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1