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intelligence operative; spy

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

9

abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

7

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

one's home; one's house

2

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

for this reason

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

8

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

cool, dark place

1

be; is

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

if you insist

1

to build a house

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

cellar; basement

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

3

pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to suspect

1

be on your guard!; take care!

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

4

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

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months and years

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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young girl

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notice; notification

2

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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