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to meet face-to-face

4

to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

1

ecstasy

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

2

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

2

tatami-matted

3

affectation; showiness; pretence

2

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

3

alternately; by turns

1

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

3

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

1

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

2

to that degree; to that extent; that much

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

visit; call

2

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

3

conduct; behavior; behaviour

2

right in front; just opposite; under the nose

1

making constant reference to

1

thistle (Cirsium spp.)

117

irritating; frustrating

1

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

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

3

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

2

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

4

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

26

heir; successor

3

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

normal practice; proper practice

1

going to and from school

2

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

3

good grief

7

to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

2

outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

2

trust; confidence; credence

1

Sakakibara Yasumasa

16

guardian deity

1

going into battle; departure for the front

3

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

2

nuclear weapon

1

even if; even though; if

1

recent years

4

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

2