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sealing wax

1

to tear off

1

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent

1

brow; brows

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

5

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

4

operation; calculation

1

this month

2

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

5

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

1

Gregoire

15

Langley

468

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

104

superior officer

4

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

4

tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

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

3

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

2

to stay calm; to keep cool

1

return; welcome home

4

interruption; suspension; break

3

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

7

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

2

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

5

you; (arch.) your residence

53

how many years; how long; what year

12

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

west

2

front (in battle)

2

head; cranium; cephalic

2

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

3

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

7

aristocratic

4

to buy back; to redeem

2

pawnshop

1

decoration; order; medal

1

paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage

1

article for pawning

1

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

4

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

7

erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac

1