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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

4

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

4

cockroach

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

1

prison

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

3

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

4

to revere; to respect; to worship

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

5

to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

1

to make a vow; to take an oath

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

3

plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

1

ongoing; in progress; afoot

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

1

to be reliable

1

gun barrel

1

gunstock

1

being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document

1

exactly; perfectly

1

keel

1

to tame; to win over

1

cold cash; hard cash

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

2

second mate; second officer

2

Mercer

1

to bribe

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

soldier; sailor

6

very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

1

military uniform

2

per capita; per person

1

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

3

pistol

10

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1