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knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product

1

mahogany

2

imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

short and stout; small but wide around

2

critical; critical hit

3

fatal wound

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

2

social problem

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

3

well known; well connected

1

erosion; corrosion

1

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

1

to open up a lead (over one's opponent)

1

headlong rush; rushing recklessly

1

to give a reason

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

1

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

4

(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat

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to insist on one's own ideas

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somewhat sudden

1

abdomen

1

life or death; existence; destiny

2

very bleak; dim

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

to be in high spirits

2

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

3

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

3

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

2

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

3

area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

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government and municipal offices; public agencies

3

Chiyodaku

4

Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

1

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

1

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1

High Court

1

Japan

1

center; centre; metropolis

1

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory

1

think tank

1

researcher; lab worker

1

central government agencies; central bureaucracy

2

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

3

government

3

government office; public office

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