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to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

ice house; ice room; cold room

3

season; time of year

2

to grow old; to age

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many thousands

1

longevity; long life

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

2

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

cosmos

2

ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

1

horseradish

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

roast beef

1

appetite (for food)

1

to drink too much

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

relation; connection; relevance

1

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

1

premises search; household search

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

1

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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being joined by land

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

4

diplomatic relations

1

that country; (arch.) nirvana

1

military force; military strength

1

sea; ocean; waters

18

countries

1

index finger; forefinger

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sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

1

lust for power

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

one's home country; one's homeland

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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just as one wishes

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