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mailing; posting

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

aim

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

1

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

2

to explain the situation

1

to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious

2

by your leave; with your permission

1

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

4

visiting or office hours

3

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

1

appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

2

fortune-telling; divination

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

8

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

5

map

1

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

3

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

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

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

uninhabited island; desert island

1

eighty; 80

4

to live; to reside; to inhabit

1

manned; occupied; piloted

1

sinful

1

exile; banishment; deportation

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

shallow; superficial

1

jumping to a hasty conclusion

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

fortune-telling; divination

7

use; service; purpose

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

Venetian glass

2

purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood

1

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1