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to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

6

trivial; trifling

2

registered surveyor

13

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

building time; construction period

1

Hellin; Ellin; Elyn; Erin

5

mine (gold, coal, etc.)

4

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

12

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

4

maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)

2

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

1

easy task; no problem

2

correction; revision; amendment

2

I've got to be going; I must go

2

stranger; outsider

8

to degenerate; to lapse into

4

wall; fence

1

total situation fully understood; understood; agreed

1

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

2

pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

superior; superiors; senior

1

measurement; surveying

1

shortest

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

gentle-mannered

1

respect; honour; honor

2

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

4

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

official business; public business

2

rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

3

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

3

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

7

beyond human understanding

1

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

2

overanxiety; needless worry

4

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

3

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

6

A class; first class

1

glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

3

fishing rod

7

to go fishing

5

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

1

even though; despite; when

1