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to be worried; to be troubled

5

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

tremor; fluctuation

2

posterity; future generations

1

to read (a book, etc.) over again

1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

2

great person; eminent figure

1

seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

1

comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

1

to state one's opinion

1

as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time

1

pretension; conceit; hubris

1

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

3

in one's own way or style

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

1

Yasukuni (Shrine)

1

visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple

1

Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

3

to like; to prefer

1

posing a question; question

1

frequent; incessant

1

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

to avoid a problem

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

1

rationalization; justification

1

solution; solution strategy

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

1

big name; famous person

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2