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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

5

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

3

octopus

5

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

11

poisonous insect

5

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

1

valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

3

to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

2

result; fruit (of); product (of)

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

4

rest; repose

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

2

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

3

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

ethanol; ethyl alcohol

2

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

Western (film genre)

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

1

outlaw

1

to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope

1

frail; slender; feminine

4

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

freely; right and left; as one pleases

5

to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

1

power plant; power station

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

2

roadside tree; row of trees

2

death from cold; freezing to death

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

11

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

1

all but dead; half killed

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

to duck one's head

1

evasion; avoidance

3

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

2

sigh of relief

1

somewhere to go; place to go

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

3

nature; character

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

1