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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication

2

scholar

2

care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity

2

to be careful in speech

2

authority; power; influence

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

4

how many people; a number of people

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

4

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

2

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

5

touting; tout; barker; pander

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

rather than

2

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

3

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

attracting customers

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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because

5

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

2

quietly; soundlessly

3

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

2

cookware; cooking utensil

2

brass

2

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

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mortar

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

plant; vegetation

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

4

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

1

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

2

to boil or simmer

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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arabica coffee (Coffea arabica)

3

cardamom; cardamon

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct

4

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

4

bitterness; bitter taste

2

oral; in the mouth

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