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ecstasy; highest heaven

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

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

5

clear writing; specification

1

twelve; 12; queen

16

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

34

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

number; amount

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

paper

4

letter; note

8

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

7

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

16

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

1

initial investment

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

3

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

2

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

80

population of a fief

2

small salary; meagre salary; low pay

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

4

to complain; to make a complaint

1

compensation; indemnity; reparation

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

8

cost; expense

2

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

funds; capital

4

from now on; hereafter

8

cost of repairs; repair costs

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

16

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

3

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

6

making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

1

use; service; purpose

2

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

12

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

5

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

4

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

6

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

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