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excellent plan; best policy

4

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

11

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

11

to grimace; to frown

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

66

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

8

money; metal

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

1

alcohol; sake

19

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

having said that; on the other hand

5

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

3

cheap sake

5

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

7

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

6

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

2

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

9

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

5

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

4

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

45

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

31

low voice; whisper

4

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

23

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

door; gate; opening; title page

28

big; large; great

18

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

to make a sound

6

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

82

tall figure; high stature

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

27

was; were

85

leather

2

hat; cap

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

155

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

4

leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

1

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

33

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

armor and helmet (armour)

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1