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(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability

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to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances

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(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie

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to pour on

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to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

3

metal sake jug; sake warmer

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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stale; hackneyed; clichéd

3

description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance

3

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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good policy; wise policy; best plan

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friendly; amicable

2

had better ...; had better not ...

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

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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direct

3

jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)

2

email address

2

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

6

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

3

deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang

2

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to join forces; to cooperate

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person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

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(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

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email address

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notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

4

what's what; heads or tails

1

boldface; bold-type; thick characters

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

3

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

2

had better ...; had better not ...

3

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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determination; resolution

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to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

3

doughnut; donut

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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