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fascist

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

breakdown; rupture

6

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

3

now; nowadays

2

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

2

sixty; 60

3

under ... years of age; less than ... years old

1

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

3

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

3

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

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

2

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

5

general-interest magazine

1

remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding

24

Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)

3

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

2

postwar period; period after Second World War

12

commander-in-chief; generalissimo

1

even

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

cold war era

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

6

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

2

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

2

because

2

seventy; 70

3

the first ...; primary

11

Southeast Asia

6

communist country

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

4

to pay attention (to)

3

overture; prelude

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

2

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

3

reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality

2

Stalinism

53

shortcut; expedient

1

pagan; heretic; heathen

3