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before long; even now

3

to take care; to mind; to be attentive

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

2

calyx

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

2

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

2

sigh (of admiration or lamentation)

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

one word

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

2

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

bilge water

3

rainbow

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

other than; excluding; without

3

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

2

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

22

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

tone; manner of speaking

1

return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

1

Zen monk

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

one's own Buddha statue

1

things; affairs

1

false charges; slander

1

supporting role (actor); minor role

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

4

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

nothing but; none other than

1

Ministry of Finance

2

assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)

1

Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)

1

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

7

conspiracy; collusion

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

instigation

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

4

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

1

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

1

eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

1