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survival strategy

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finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

1

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

2

back tooth; molar

2

to expel; to drive out

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

4

scientist

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

your excellent opinion

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motive; incentive; motif

7

violence; mayhem

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

terror; terrorism

2

pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied

1

to cool down one's anger

2

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

assault; violent attack

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

they; those guys

5

violent

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

1

terrorist

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

Imperial family

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punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

intentional; on purpose

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

2

interception; monitoring; tapping

4

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

1

detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

1

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

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

3

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

2

capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder

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to point at

3

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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