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with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

2

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

9

salute; bow

3

conference room; place of assembly

6

rostrum; platform

3

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

2

to provide; to arrange; to install

2

this family; our family; this house; we

1

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

2

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

3

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

1

opposition party; the opposition

1

ways of sitting

1

losing weight; slimming; lean person

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

4

man; male; masculine gender

5

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

2

harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic

2

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

3

presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

1

chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

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Narumi

28

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

1

standing up

1

august visit; arrival

1

bold; daring; audacious

3

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

2

to dress up

1

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

2

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

5

great cause; moral law; justice

2

attendance; presence

1

topic of discussion; agenda

2

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

be; is

2

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

2

surely

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

2

security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)

1

worry; care; anxiety

1

encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

1