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to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

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close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

2

concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

7

military or naval band

3

to estimate

2

failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill

1

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition

1

dependence; reliance

1

degree of difficulty

2

bottomless ravine; abyss

1

to die

1

person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man

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underworld; underside of society

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size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

2

good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

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client

2

confidentiality

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

2

warmonger; warmaker

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

Chinese restaurant

2

delicious; tasty; good; nice

1

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

1

overreaction

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repeatedly; to a tremendous extent

1

apology; excuse

2

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

4

stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

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secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

2

Gatling gun

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

2

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

3

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

1

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

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guts

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cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

2

paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

2

out of character; unlike one

2

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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ginger ale

2

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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to not have a clear picture of the situation

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