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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

5

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

7

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

1

woman; girl

1

quartet

1

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

3

unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

foolish; stupid; silly

15

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

8

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

2

outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour

3

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

14

to suspect

2

intervention

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

4

to have an interest (in)

1

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

2

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

7

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

4

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

2

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

5

another name; nickname; alias; synonym

1

good-looking man; fine figure of a man

1

roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

3

still; even now

1

loyalty; faithfulness

2

few in number

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

2

brothel

4

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

moustache; mustache

1

gentleman

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

9

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

6

territory; domain; dominion; possession

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

2

cease-fire; truce; armistice

2

to enter into diplomatic relations

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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