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mystery

1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

3

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

4

to look old; to get old

3

booklet; pamphlet

1

accommodation; lodging

3

registry; entry; book-keeping; signature

2

register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

2

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

3

temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

I; as for me

2

yellow tint

1

birth certificate

5

sorting fruit

1

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

1

judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

5

two parts; two copies; the second part

1

cigarette

1

queen (consort); empress (consort)

5

high treason

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

1

to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

1

match (for lighting a fire)

2

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

5

sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

1

to threaten

5

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

1

big news

1

certain; sure; no doubt

1

to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood

2

hometown; rural township (of China)

3

family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

1

three-piece suit

4

armpit; axilla

1

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

1

secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

1

name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

2

properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way

2

crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased

2

heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle

2

generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

1

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

2

complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation

1