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truth; real situation

1

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

1

military secret

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

(it is such) a thing

1

notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

4

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

time difference

1

morning; a.m.

1

four o'clock

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

2

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

2

New York

1

afternoon; p.m.

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over

1

moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; character

2

conversion (esp. of computer data); moving (a player to a different defensive position); conversion (in rugby or American football)

5

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

(a) few; some; several

3

a certain ...

1

research institution

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

standard; norm

1

American (person)

1