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just because; even if; even though

2

complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

2

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

11

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

palm (of the hand)

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

15

the very best; utmost

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

7

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

4

cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

3

hundreds

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

6

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

1

fierce attack

1

looking the other way; hushing up a problem

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

2

to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

1

Ashura

36

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

2

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another

2

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

suspicion (of others); jealousy

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

3

eastern part; the east (of a region)

2

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

2

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

12

eight; 8

3

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

2

birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

from the beginning

3

inner heart

1

incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

1

to skin; to peel

4