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theory

7

mechanism; organization; organisation

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

4

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

2

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

3

simple; plain; modest

4

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

10

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

easy to use

2

useful; helpful

2

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

2

minimum; at the very least

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

3

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

8

standard; level; norm

1

witch doctor; shaman

3

raising (the standard)

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

3

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

2

questions and answers; dialogue

1

that's so, isn't it

2

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

2

ideal; ideals

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

3

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

1

reflexive; reflecting

4

pistol; handgun; revolver

13

Browning

1

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

3

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

2

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

to be misleading

1

amulet; charm

55

that's the way it is; such is life

3

revolutionary (e.g. technology)

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

1

power of Buddhism

2

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

1

view (of life, etc.); outlook

4

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

3

realistic; pragmatic

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

manner of using one's hands

1