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easy to deal with; tractable; manageable

1

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

3

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

2

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

private army

4

to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter

1

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

3

creative; original

1

characteristic; feature; special quality

1

originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality

1

indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

2

necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

2

(younger) sister

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

level; standard; water level

2

adversary; opposition; hostile forces

1

busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

1

kabuki; Japanese classical drama

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

1

stirring; rousing oneself

1

to die; to expire

1

sightseeing; tourism

1

every day; daily

1

eventfulness; pressure of business

1

eye of a typhoon

1

telegram

4

unlikely; improbable

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

wink

1

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

3

sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)

1

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

1

oblong; landscape orientation

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

2

handlebar mustache

1

round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

12

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1

narration

1

to send a telegram

1

Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)

5

tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious

2