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one's own country

6

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

preference; priority; precedence

3

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

unhappy; sad; gloomy

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

5

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

3

our country; our land; one's own country

6

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

3

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

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

idleness; inactivity

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

chess

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

1

since when; from when; how long

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

next (spoken) word

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

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

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

3

ideal; ideals

4

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

2

to escape; to run away

5

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

1

to raise overhead

2

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

2

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

stop

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