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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

evening; night; dinner

5

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

1

white

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

mango (Mangifera indica)

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

everywhere; at every turn

1

summer

5

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

3

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

1

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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barren land; sterile soil; wasteland

1

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

1

complete change; about-face

1

south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

2

grain-producing region

1

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

4

dirt cheap; very cheap

1

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

1

arable land

3

fertile rice paddy

1

the price of land

1

sudden price jump; steep price rise

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

9

fertile; rich; productive

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

2

how long; how far; how much

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

early (days); initial stage; initial

5

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

2

dominion; territory; possession

3

that; those; the

5

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

Louisiana

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Alaska

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

only; merely; but; no more than

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dollar; money; cash

1

acre

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