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the ways of the world; human nature

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

2

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

2

secret information; intelligence

2

under the orders of; by order (command)

1

maintenance of public order; maintaining security

2

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

funds; capital

1

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

distributing; dealing out; apportionment

1

later on; eventually; afterwards

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

adversary; opposition; hostile forces

1

should do; ought to do; must do

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

to kill time

2

cockatoo

1

food; food products; foodstuffs

3

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

2

all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires

1

working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

1

meaning; significance

5

bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)

1

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

3

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

1

honeymoon

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

2

willpower; energy; vitality

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

to cut off (a relationship)

1

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

2

night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

type AB (blood, etc.)

1

flush; blush

1

sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing

1

packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck

1

blood content; blood borne; within the blood

1

vampire; bloodsucker

40

self-service; self-

1

bagworm; bagworm moth

1

woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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