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difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

1

ice house; ice room; cold room

1

tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly

1

deposit; earnest money

1

boyfriend; he; him

2

grateful; indebted

1

to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try

1

to fly in the sky

9

modern person; people of today

1

panorama; panoramic painting

1

(air) turbulence; turbulent air

1

I don't know; I don't understand

2

deck (of a ship)

2

side of a boat; gunwale

1

sea of clouds

3

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

4

stand-up meal; buffet

2

residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer

1

embassy

3

to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

1

Mo-rusu

1

influenced (by); under an influence

1

system of government

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

castle town; fortified town

1

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

1

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

3

convenience; user-friendliness

3

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

child's mind; child's heart; young mind

1

obi worn high on the waist

1

two characters; name

1

night work

1

mast

1

sail

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

swelling; enlargement

1

means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around

1

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration

1

girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple

1

secondary residence

1