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box; box-shape; cube-type

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

colour; color; hue; tints

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

2

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

shop; store

2

commercial value; commodity value; marketability

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

to creep about; to crawl around

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

2

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

2

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

3

to come back

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

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

1

due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

1

the times

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

5

livid

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

theory

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

release; emission; ejection

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

various articles

3

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

1

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

consumption; expenditure

1

once more

3

workshop; studio; atelier

1

savings

1

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

trade; commerce

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2