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Far East

1

group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team

2

Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854

1

trip; excursion; outing

1

accommodation; lodging

4

snoring; snore

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

3

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

2

to be able to manage somehow or other

18

indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you

3

stranger; outsider

3

fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

employee; worker

1

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

2

accidental death; casualty

1

to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

2

to point at

6

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

4

guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

3

who

1

small insect; midge; vermicule

1

warming up; limbering up

2

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

3

trousers; pants

5

nightcap

2

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

1

delivery

1

sleep

3

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

4

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch

2

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

2

mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm

4

(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

143

god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife

32

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

8

epilogue; postscript; envoi

57

servant; valet; menial

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

1

sharp parting remark; parting threat

3

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

3

useless; futile; vain

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

3