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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

3

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

5

endless; boundless; everlasting

1

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

requiem

1

to leave undone

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

1

wetland; marsh

2

(mouth) gag

3

pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

4

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

2

letter; missive; note; mail

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

1

littering; (carelessly) tossing away

1

I; we

2

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

1

to beat someone by ganging up on them

2

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

3

technique; finesse

4

tightly clenched fist

1

eye color; eye colour

1

launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party

1

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

dry run; rehearsal

1

support; backing; patronage

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

1

subject; theme; motif

1

birth; creation; formation

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha

1

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

to play one's trump card

1

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

1

freshly cooked

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Koshihikari (variety of rice)

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