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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

5

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

2

to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else

1

Water Tiger (39th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1902, 1962, 2022)

1

number of persons; personnel

1

Earth Snake (6th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

1

Yosaburou

1

good-natured person; nice person

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion

1

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving

1

to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

3

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

growing late; latening

1

following month

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

2

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

old days

1

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

1

love; affection

2

offensive (movement); aggression

1

material; substance; matter

1

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

week

1

in every way

2

to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish

2

on countless occasions; many a time

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

refusal; rejection

1

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

to return; to come back

2

(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open

1

wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation

1

division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

1

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

thirty houses

1

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

freedom; liberty

3

crew

1

landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

2