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to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

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disorderly crowd; mob; rabble

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correction; revision; amendment

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young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to overlap

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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(at) one bound

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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abyss; ravine

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

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state of emergency

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courage; nerve; grit

1

surely; certainly

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

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ecosystem

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(divine) providence; dispensation

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staple food

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bacteria

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the scruff or nape of the neck

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

to survive; to live long

1

fate; destiny; predestination

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to kill one's enemy (opponent)

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

confusion; distraction; derangement

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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to indicate; to show; to point to

2

midwinter

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alternately; by turns

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

miraculous

1

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

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to take (be in) charge of

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

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tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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dungeon

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