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when it becomes; when it comes to

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recently; the other day

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to talk down; to corner someone in an argument

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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category

2

to interrupt; to butt in

1

form; shape; figure; visage

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility

1

scapegoat

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

3

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

2

monolith; large slab of rock

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to take someone's hand

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

4

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

4

to incur someone's enmity

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

2

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

3

in this case

1

settlement; solution; resolution

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

3

continuation

1

easy; simple; plain

3

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

6

evidence; proof

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to fade; to become dim

1

relative

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

at any rate; anyhow

4

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

1

factional dynamics; power relationships among factions; factional power politics

1

case; situation

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

4

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

4

criminal; culprit

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

4

diplomatic

1

estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

two

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

3

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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