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Western book

3

axe; ax; hatchet

1

showering with blows

1

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

5

salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout

17

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

6

essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil

1

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

3

illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture

1

Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1

bizarre murder; grotesque murder

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

1

to like; to prefer

3

restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming

1

afternoon tea

5

third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

3

tray

2

clotted cream

1

fried chicken (esp. American-style)

2

cookie; biscuit

1

an assortment; combination

1

girth of the abdomen

3

great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy

1

to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; to expose one's weakness to an adversary

1

Los Angeles; LA

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

4

being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself

1

aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

3

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

11

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

to play around; to gallivant about

1

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

1

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

2

inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises

2

Seine (river)

9

pleasure boat; sightseeing boat; tour boat; excursion boat

5

cruise

2

going downstream (in a boat)

2

fish and chips

5

food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

6

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

4

fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)

1