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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

confinement

5

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

4

literacy rate

12

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

14

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

3

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

2

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

4

bookmark; guidebook

1

debate; discussion

1

granddaughter

13

good feeling

1

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

3

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

6

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

10

method of treatment; cure; remedy

1

resume

25

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

3

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

3

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

3

complete recovery of health

32

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

2

appointment; rendezvous; date

2

sense of virtue

4

overall

6

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

number of years

3

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

2

to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

2

witness; observer

1

weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

7

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

1

to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

1

envy; jealousy

1

sense of urgency

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

2

Black Tiger (video game)

16

polo

145

general; overall; across-the-board

4

elliptical shape

8

carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet

84

nine; 9

57

nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

3

Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

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