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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

2

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

cultural standard (of a people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living

1

in this case

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

3

short time

3

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

3

New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis); kākā

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

old; olden

1

in very small pieces

1

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

1

covert action; covert operations

1

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

police dog; K9

1

powers of observation

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

6

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

31

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

1

citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

to act; to take action

2

foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

1

to betray one's country (to an enemy)

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

1

national mood; national sentiment; national feeling

1

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

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

3

road mirage; water mirage

1

astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)

1

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

3

capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity

2