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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

3

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

2

temporary truce; ceasefire

3

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

7

to intend; to be sure that

1

cease-fire; truce; armistice

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

sounding each other out; probing each other

3

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

3

decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

without

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

treating someone like a child

2

your husband; her husband

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

2

Japanese-style room

2

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

1

grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

4

freshwater fish

1

carotene

1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

4

to be palatable; to suit one's taste

4

apologetic

3

taking the initiative

2

low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

1

to have a meal together; to sit at table

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

2

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

1

formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)

1

banquet hall

1

to relax; to feel at home

2

coming; going

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

1