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tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

1

to work without sleep or rest

1

the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god

1

spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

asphalt

2

shoe mark; shoe print

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

6

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

warmth

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

1

tacking; basting (thread)

1

sewing machine

4

to finish sewing

2

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

drum; drums; drum kit

1

bobbin

1

Meiji Restoration

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

2

to wear out

1

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

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

3

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

1

inside a room; interior of a room; inside a bedroom; interior of a bedchamber

1

secret

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

1

to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

1

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

mother

5

coherence; order; focus; point

1

Meiji Restoration (1868)

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

1

margin for a seam; seam allowance

2

bribe; money under the table

1

upper side; surface

1

finish; end; completion; result

1

to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate

1

to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)

1

owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes

1