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to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

2

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

2

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

2

to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court

2

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

2

female bird; hen

4

cock; rooster; chanticleer

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

2

physique; constitution

4

(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement

2

clear; pure; noble

2

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

2

(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

2

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

2

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

2

unfairness; injustice; partiality

6

many; numerous

4

precisely because

8

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

2

pronunciation; production of sound

2

to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp

2

God; god; ace; king; superior person

8

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

2

same group; same gang

2

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

2

the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)

2

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

2

corduroy

2

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

2

seedy-looking; thin

8

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

2

wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains

2

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

4

overlooking; turning a blind eye

2

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

4

to frolic about; to mess around

2

above and below

2

the way one talks; one's way of speaking

2

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

10

(study of) history

2

administration of justice

2

legislation; lawmaking

2

cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef

2

training (animals); breaking (animals)

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

6

deep breath

2

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

2

maturity; ripeness

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