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voluble; eloquent

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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auspicious beast (in Chinese mythology, e.g. the qilin)

2

direct appeal; direct petition

1

recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

spread of fire

1

to take away; to carry off

1

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

big snake; (large) serpent

1

claw; talon

2

actual size; full size

1

pedestal

1

orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince

6

alloy

2

(on one's) mind; heed

1

work of art

2

one's family; one's clan

11

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

2

purple; violet

4

long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs

2

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

1

changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)

1

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant

1

plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

1

long-lasting; durable; keeping well

1

each time it happens; at all such times

1

hot-blooded man

1

to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

3

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer

2

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

rather; better

3

indemnities; reparations

3

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

2

soundproofing

1

rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

5

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

2

approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure

1

idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

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jumping to a wrong conclusion

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