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employment (long term); hire

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

4

merchant ship

1

main thread (of a story)

1

slave; servant; slavery

12

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

6

careless; carefree

3

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

base (of operations)

7

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

15

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

and; although; but

2

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

3

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

4

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

2

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

1

flagship

35

hangover

2

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

4

escape; evasion; flight

2

to answer a question

5

piling shame on top of shame

2

ho-ho

1

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

2

geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

2

sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

1

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

6

parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

ideal

4

small boat

23

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

7

good and evil

1

fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

25

ringing; sound

1

pride; haughtiness

1

the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

1

go home; get out

4

's house; 's home

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

violent; rough

3

whatever

4

land route; overland route; by land; overland

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