lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
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abuse; misuse; perversion
tail (animal); tail end; tip
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
serious condition; critical condition
besides; moreover; in addition
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to have a hard time of it
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
consequently; as a result
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
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