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every year; yearly; annually

2

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

15

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

2

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

3

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

1

density

3

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

capture; seizure

1

arbitrary decision; taking for granted

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

2

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

2

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

16

substitution

1

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

2

bed-wetting

1

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

1

sheet; bed sheet

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

it may be because

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

light green

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)

1

development; growth

1

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

1

every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

1

audience with the Emperor; imperial audience

1

to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

bonus

6

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite

1