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convention; tired tradition; old custom

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

(power of) resistance

1

without

3

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

5

such; this sort of; like this

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

5

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

3

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

4

triumphantly; proudly

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

6

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

5

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

11

curse; spell; malediction

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

source; origin

4

(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

4

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

brandy glass

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

2

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1

email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

1

using as an intermediary; through

3

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

2

conservatives

6

reformist

10

last year

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

range of one's work; one's area of responsibility; range of one's duties; place of one's work

1

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

1

extreme; extremity

2

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

1

purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)

5

and; as well as

1

professional duties

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

6

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

change in the law; legal reform

3