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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

4

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

eternity; perpetuity

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

3

suddenly; abruptly; impulsively

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

to the end; to the last

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

2

convenient; handy; useful

2

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions

1

interest; rights; concession

1

and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

1

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

golden (colour, color)

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

4

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

2

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

3

rearview mirror

1

to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

2

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

3

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

to throw open; to leave open

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

4

curse; spell; malediction

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

target

2

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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tooth

3

to show; to bare (the teeth)

1