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battle of wits; contest of wits

2

time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

one animal (small)

2

goldfish bowl

1

trick

5

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

2

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

7

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

window cleaning

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

what to do

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

3

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

chink in the armor (armour)

1

was; were

2

trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

2

money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights

1

quite a lot

1

let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

DoD

1

dream

5

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

3

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

to occur; to happen

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as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

4

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

5

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

brave; heroic; gallant

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

small; little; tiny

1

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

4