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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

14

purple; violet

1

haori (Japanese formal coat)

1

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea

1

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

1

winter

5

Sea of Japan

1

great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval

2

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

3

to hide; to lie motionless in hiding

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

10

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

6

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

1

again and again; repeatedly

1

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

2

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)

1

focus; nidus; lesion

1

deep-rooted; ingrained

1

manly

1

taste; liking; preference

1

for use by women

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

2

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

1

attic; loft

2

stirring; slight movement

1

to kidnap

1

to rescue; to free

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

6

recovery; rescue; recapture

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

1

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

1

due form; official; formality

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

2

severe; hard

1

to make a mistake

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

20

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

7

to have a narrow escape from death

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

5

den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room

1

flight; desertion; escape

6

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

7

room for menservants

1

room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women

5

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

2