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mercenary (soldier)

4

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

4

training; practice; practising; cultivation

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

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

2

final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement

1

to grumble; to make difficulties

1

spite; resentment

3

subordination; dependency

3

logic; logical

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

14

artistic

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

good-quality; superior in quality

1

immaturity; infancy

3

rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

6

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

9

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

4

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

3

the ... in question

3

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

loved one; lover; sweetheart

3

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

8

hallucination; illusion

1

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

6

over-familiar

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

5

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

5

open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

2

process

1

dawn

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

3

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

5

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

14

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

2

phantom; vision; illusion

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

4

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

2

in succession; one after another

3

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

4

taxation business

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

3

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

3

absolutely; only

2

to take by surprise

1

to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

1

big job; great task

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

2

to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up

1