haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
(not) even with; (not) even using
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
yen (currency of Japan); circle
taolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to overcome (a difficulty)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
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