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even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

to change direction

3

definite decision; final decision

3

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

handling one's workmen

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

1

new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

12

Sun

18

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

14

fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)

6

not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD

1

to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to

10

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

8

survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin

5

contempt; disdain; scorn

1

looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward

2

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

eagle (Accipitridae family)

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

6

unpacking (esp. after moving house)

2

medium thickness; medium width

3

ready, go!; race

1

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

3

short break; breather

5

ten (long cylindrical things)

2

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

15

distilled liquor; spirits

2

(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet

4

to make good use of; to use to one's advantage

1

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

1

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

3

division into equal parts; equal parts

3

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

5

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

merely for form's sake

3

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

8

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

6

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

6

aboard a warship

10

crutch; crutches

3

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

9

fish hook

3

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

1

cloudy sky; overcast sky

3

weight; sinker

1

spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg

1

fishing line

1

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

1