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conversely; on the contrary

3

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

3

to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

1

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

3

to establish; to formulate

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

serious wound; hard blow

2

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

1

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

5

needless to say

3

useful; helpful

3

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

2

to rampage; to run riot

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

miniature; miniature figure; miniature model

1

transcendence; transcendency

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

3

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

2

successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

7

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

fawn

1

rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

3

injury; wound

1

the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")

2

constructive

2

to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

consistency

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

2

ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick

1

to live long; to survive

1

close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

2

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

1

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

1

squashed; crushed

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

2

extremely; very

1

Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)

1

rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse

1

to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

2