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ridicule; scorn

2

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

4

adhesion; stickiness; viscosity

1

in the meantime; meanwhile

1

capture; seizure

2

dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)

2

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

2

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

1

bare hand; empty hand

1

steel wire

1

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

3

complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow

1

cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of

3

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

dual

1

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

2

to pin a crime on

1

personal grudge; personal enmity

4

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

2

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

1

acquisition; possession

2

villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

in the middle of a field

3

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

discontent and grumbling

1

revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)

1

day by day

1

to get strong; to gain strength

2

revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)

1

overthrow of the shogunate

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

1

to get into trouble; to get busted

1

always; at any time

4