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snake; serpent; large snake

4

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

3

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

2

seedy-looking; thin

1

every evening; every night

1

empress; queen

4

alternately; by turns

1

issue; offspring; paternal blood

1

forty; 40

4

appearance; outward show

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

Samaras

1

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

4

a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

5

existence; being

12

son; penis

4

countenance; features; looks

1

to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

7

literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

1

courtier

3

observation; survey; watching

4

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

3

first impression

1

all the officials

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

11

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

2

winning a war; victory

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

7

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

1

deed; act

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

15

absence; non-attendance

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

4

government service; the bureaucracy

3

prime minister; premier; chancellor

3

Molen

16

rubbing one's hands together

4

to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome

1

among (them); of (them)

2

hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel

10

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

34

worldly wisdom; secret of success in life

1