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technique; method

2

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

production (e.g. play); direction

2

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

to like; to prefer

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

5

style; form; pattern

1

Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge

1

smorgasbord; all-you-can-eat buffet

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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Tokyo

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Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

1

all over Japan; throughout Japan

1

germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

1

again

2

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

5

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

this person

9

ridiculous; odd

1

easy to divide

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

3

ouch

3

a little bit; a little while

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

3

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

10

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

8

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

consists of; comprises; is made up of

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license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

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