to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
match; game; bout; contest
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
irrational (line of) argument
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
quotation; citation; reference
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
self-torturing; masochistic
nod; inclination of the head
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
conflict; fighting each other
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
interest; rights; concession
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to discuss; to talk together
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
error; mistake; slip; bug
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
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