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member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

2

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back

1

relative; relation

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

10

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

(one's) son

1

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

1

rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

3

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

3

salesman

1

to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone

1

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

2

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

3

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

2

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

style; form; pattern

1

nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.

1

sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony

1

(points of) difference

1

stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

2

to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

4

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

2

gist; main point

2

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

2

earnestly

1

the same rank; equality; apposition

1

playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

3

insider trading

1

source of income

2

multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling

1

unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

1

tiding over

8

power map; power structure; power relationships

2

separate case; another matter

3

son

2

most important condition (for); first prerequisite

1

investment; contribution; financing

1

old man; old geezer

3

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

4

antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

1

to take over; to hand over

2

jurisdiction

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

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