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starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation

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killing two birds with one stone

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outlaw

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to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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trick

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alibi

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to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

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another; different; something else

1

illogical; inconsistent

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irregular

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discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

2

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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the real criminal; true culprit

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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orders; instructions; directive; command

2

to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

3

to make public; to bring to light

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

3

same crime; being equally guilty

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

to capture; to seize; to plunder

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to play a central role; to take a leading part

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

2

innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

2

deadlock; stalemate

2

unskilled; not very good at

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to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

after a short pause

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to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

1

such; like that; in that way

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limit; restriction

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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acute ear; good ear

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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whoever

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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