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companion; company

4

400; four hundred

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

5

weak argument

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

military officer; naval officer

1

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

4

demand for; request

2

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

2

broom

1

irritating; frustrating

1

hard line

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

4

first year; early years (of a reign or era)

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

2

full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion

2

line; queue; procession; matrix

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

4

means; way; measure

6

the past

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

4

any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)

1

raining; downpour

1

being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances

2

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

4

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

2

civil official

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

to be satisfied

1

weak attitude

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

resigning from a government post

2

pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

3

human; human-like; as a person

1

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

2

in the end; at the end of the day

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to lodge a complaint

1