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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

1

to worry oneself (about)

1

with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind

1

the public; general public

2

beeswax

2

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

1

to follow; to conform; to apply to

1

blank space; margin; blank canvas

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

7

to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"

1

blank power of attorney; carte blanche

4

(a) life; (a) command

1

shrines and temples

1

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

3

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

brilliant red; scarlet

4

carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere

1

guard of honor; guard of honour

2

top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

2

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

3

the court; palace circles; palace floor

2

acting illogically

1

coronation; crowning

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

chief of protocol

1

elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

1

peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

1

refinement; elegance; grace

8

maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

8

to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life

2

to visit frequently

1

to return to normal; to recover; to restore

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

2

class system

1

foreign campaign

1

inspector general; commissioner

31

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post

1

to exist

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pretension; assumption (of a title)

2

the seal of state

33

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

2

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

1

(a place) within one's reach

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

1