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in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

3

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

dime novel

1

foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

1

commander-in-chief; generalissimo

1

Artur

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

(one's) interests

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betrayer

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

2

open; public; official; overt

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

1

out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

2

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

to survive; to live long

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk

1

foam; form

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coffee

1

to sit (down)

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

to dance; to perform dance steps

1

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

1

wave; ups and downs

1

(take) shelter; shunt

1

water fountain

9

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

to etch into one's mind; to remember well

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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arrangement of stones in a garden

4

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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