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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

1

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

ridiculous; absurd

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

3

the very best; excellent; superb

1

now is the time

2

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

powerful medicine; strong poison

1

interior of the body

3

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

1

calmly; coolly; primly

2

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

1

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

1

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary

2

to be found

3

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

geography

2

number of years

3

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

1

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

1

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

1

hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

weather-beaten; bleached skull

2

going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

3

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

white snow

2

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

2

third

2

proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

4

to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

2

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

5

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

outer rim of a crater

3

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

2

Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

not having; unaffected by; aside; I don't know about ...; (arch.) I know not whether; (arch.) I know not if

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

1

places of scenic beauty and historical interest

2

perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

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