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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

2

distinction

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

2

shopping basket; market basket

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

7

at any rate; anyhow

1

to choose; to select

9

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

3

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left

1

metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new

1

effective; successful

1

right beside; close to; nearby

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

1

promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

1

mind and body

1

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

rejuvenation; restoration of youth

1

herb

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

1

to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

1

tea bag

1

spice

1

saw; musical saw

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

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poisonous plant

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-proof; -resistant

5

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

4

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

war; battle; hostilities

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

2

extremely; terrifically; super

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bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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two rows; double file

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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(a) row; line

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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lack of sleep

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recovery from exhaustion

2

moisturizing; maintenance of humidity

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