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ridiculous; absurd

1

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness

1

to withstand; to be able to endure

2

toughness

1

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

1

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

1

flattery; compliment

1

the bottom of one's heart

1

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

1

tragedy; tragic event

1

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

2

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

4

to gather together

1

international problem

3

course; direction

1

national policy

3

pitfall; trap; pit

1

whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

3

debureaucratization; curtailing the power of the bureaucracy

2

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

impractical theory; academic discussion; doctrinairism

2

neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries

2

(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy

1

Toriyama

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former prime minister

2

global company; global corporation; multinational company

6

karma from a previous existence

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

3

motive power; driving force

5

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

4

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

3

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

3

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

2

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

2

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

5

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

2

higher education; tertiary education

1

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1

taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

1

A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

1

take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people

2

aide

2

Henry Kissinger (1923.05.27-2023.11.29; American diplomat)

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

2