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to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be better (than others at something) ; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

本(ほん)末(まつ)転(てん)倒(とう)

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putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

逃(のが)れる

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to escape

防(ぼう)衛(えい)策(さく)

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defensive measure; defense plan

ないと

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have to (verb); must (verb) ; is indispensable; absolutely necessary

生(せい)産(さん)的(てき)

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productive ; constructive; meaningful

ほとんど

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almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but ; hardly; barely; scarcely; little ; large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

対(たい)策(さく)

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy; preparation (e.g. for a test)

本(ほん)来(らい)

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originally; primarily ; essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself ; proper; rightful; legal; normal

ようにする

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

李(り)下(か)に冠(かんむり)を正(ただ)さず

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leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

弱(よわ)る

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to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) ; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited ; to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed

からこそ

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precisely because

辛(から)くも

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barely; narrowly; with difficulty

反(はん)省(せい)

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation ; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry

と思(おも)われる

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

謝(あやま)る

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to apologize; to apologise ; to refuse; to decline ; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by); to be at a loss

正(ただ)す

x5 | Rank #7,382

to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

あんな

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

後(こう)悔(かい)

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regret; repentance; remorse

対(たい)象(しょう)

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

原(げん)因(いん)不(ふ)明(めい)

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cause unknown

せいぜい

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at the most; at best ; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

理(り)不(ふ)尽(じん)

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

運(うん)命(めい)

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fate; destiny; lot

呪(のろ)う

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

人(じん)為(い)

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human work; human agency; art; artificiality

嚙(か)む

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to bite ; to chew; to gnaw; to masticate ; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer ; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore) ; to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together ; to be involved in ; to convince; to persuade

せい

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(logical) true; regular ; 10^40; ten duodecillion ; original ; positive; greater than zero ; thesis (in dialectics)

仰(おっしゃ)る

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to say; to speak; to tell ; to be called

強(し)いて言(い)えば

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if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

招(まね)く

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to invite; to ask ; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to ; to call in; to send for; to summon ; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

ということは

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that is to say; so that means

みたいです

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it seems that ; as if

理(り)知(ち)的(てき)

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intellectual

顔(かお)立(だ)ち

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looks; features

怪(け)訝(げん)

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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

歪(ゆが)める

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to bend; to curve; to warp; to distort; to disfigure ; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to twist ; to corrupt; to sully

冠(かんむり)

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers ; crown; diadem; coronet ; top kanji radical ; first verse of a haikai, etc. ; best; peerless; first ; name; title; named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc. ; counter for titles

李(り)下(か)

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underneath a Japanese plum tree

道(みち)

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road; path; street; lane; passage ; route; way ; distance; journey ; road (e.g. to victory); course ; way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles ; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma ; field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality ; means; way; method

ざるを得(え)ない

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have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to

開(かい)拓(たく)

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reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development ; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground; trailblazing

道(どう)路(ろ)工(こう)事(じ)

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road construction; roadworks; road repairs

大(だい)事(じ)業(ぎょう)

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large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

前(ぜん)科(か)

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previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

容(よう)疑(ぎ)者(しゃ)

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suspect

相(あい)槌(づち)

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention ; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

独(どく)白(はく)

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monologue; soliloquy ; talking to oneself

後(あと)

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behind; rear ; after; later ; remainder; the rest ; more (e.g. five more minutes); left ; also; in addition ; descendant; successor; heir ; after one's death ; past; previous

真(ま)っ当(とう)

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proper; respectable; decent; honest ; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly

職(しょく)

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job; work; employment; occupation; position ; duties ; trade; skill

やむない

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

再(さい)犯(はん)

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second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism

及(およ)ぶ

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to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until) ; to be up to the task; to come up to ; to compare with; to be a match (for) ; to commit (a crime) ; to require (to do)

悪(あく)循(じゅん)環(かん)

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vicious circle; vicious cycle

詐(さ)欺(ぎ)

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fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam ; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

引(ひ)っかかる

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to be caught in; to be stuck in ; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time ; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with ; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated ; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy ; to be obstructed; to be hindered ; to splash

詐(さ)欺(ぎ)師(し)

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

事(じ)例(れい)

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example; precedent; case

騙(だま)す

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to swindle; to dupe ; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe; to calm

二(に)度(ど)目(め)

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the second time

疑(ぎ)問(もん)に思(おも)う

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

ともすれば

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apt to (do); liable to; prone to

大(たい)抵(てい)

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mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally ; probably ; most; almost all ; ordinary ; proper; appropriate; moderate

はまる

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to fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window) ; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions) ; to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; to get caught ; to be deceived; to be taken in; to fall into a trap ; to get addicted to; to get deep into; to become crazy about; to become stuck on

二(に)度(ど)あることは三(さん)度(ど)ある

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what happens twice will happen thrice

三(さん)度(ど)目(め)の正(しょう)直(じき)

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third time lucky; third time's the charm

連(れん)鎖(さ)

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chain; series; connection ; linkage

となる

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to become; to be

背(そむ)ける

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to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

だけど

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however

多(おお)くの場(ば)合(あい)

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in many cases

そうですね

x2 | Rank #4,389

that's so, isn't it

ラストシーン

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last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

悲(かな)しい

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful ; sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous

涙(なみだ)ながら

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while crying; tearfully; in tears

殺(ころ)す

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to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock

匹(ひっ)敵(てき)

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

必(ひつ)要(よう)

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necessary; needed; essential; indispensable ; necessity; need; requirement

作(さく)者(しゃ)

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist

読(どく)者(しゃ)

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reader