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conspiracy; collusion; complicity

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both extremes

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idiosyncrasy

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weak constitution

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

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intelligence agency; secret service

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

2

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

1

going on a pleasure jaunt

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

2

ceramics

1

top quality products

1

circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)

6

hunter; huntsman

5

public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor

3

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

3

fee charged at a public bath

1

spring roll

3

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

1

behaviour; behavior

4

obstacle

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bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile

3

to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

1

gallstones

3

gallstones; cholelithiasis

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

2

water current

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

1

unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes

1

distrust; suspicion

3

face value; par

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receiver; recipient

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

4

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

2

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

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angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

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elasticity; flexibility

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a size smaller

2

chopping board; cutting board

3

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

3

a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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tap; knock; bonk

4

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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