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heavy responsibility

2

complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious

1

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

1

winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

1

person of low rank or position

2

official business; government business; public business; public use; government use

1

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

1

solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

1

decree; directive

5

reading silently

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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main purpose; primary objective

1

prescribed form (of writing); format

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(most) basic of basics

2

general framework

3

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

in haste

1

twice; again; second time

1

to reread; to read again

1

first impression

1

receiving (accepting)

3

formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

1

to be

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citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

civilian

1

job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

1

many obstacles; innumerable difficulties

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

3

narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision

1

Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

border zone

1

Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

2

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

2

Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)

1

reliance; dependence

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

massive failure; debacle; fiasco

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

way one walks; one's walk

1