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abstention; nonintervention; noninterference

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)

1

shop; small store; business; firm

10

close-cropped hair; shaven head

1

slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

6

feeble

3

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

to knock down; to slap down; to floor

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

4

objective

4

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to be transparent; to show through

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

3

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

optimistic; hopeful

5

in fact

1

nuclear weapon

2

reference; allusion

2

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

3

all; everything

1

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

black clothes

2

to exchange greetings

1

hard-liners; diehards; hawks

1

brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

5

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

5

supreme leader; ultimate leader

6

head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters

1

church; congregation

19

many thousands

1

stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do

1

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

2

stained glass

4

holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

5

building

21

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

5

level of comfort (of objects you sit on)

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

7