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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

3

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

1

regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty

1

forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption

2

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

1

sociability

1

constructive

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

sovereign nation

1

standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)

1

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity

1

calming down; quieting down

1

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

1

state secrets; secrets of the state

2

appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)

1

slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately

2

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

1

changing one's clothes; change of clothes

1

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

2

well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur

1

tuxedo; dinner suit

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

2

just like; the same as; no different than

1

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

1

overwork; strain

2

race

1

delight

1

manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

2

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

2

production output; number of goods manufactured

1

import volume

1

inner; internal; inside

1

to leave this world; to die

1

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

2

complicity (in a crime); collusion

1