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leaving (it) to others

2

plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

2

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

1

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

4

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

3

Her Majesty the Empress

8

their Majesties the Emperor and Empress

17

small number of people

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

the best; ideal

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

2

(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

3

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

dozens; scores of; decades

4

enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces

1

loving; caring; devoted

1

proud; lordly

2

largest class; top category

3

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

2

to be softened; to calm down

1

presenting (to)

2

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

2

imperial capital

3

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

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

2

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

1

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

tone

1

extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed

1

there is nothing; having nothing

3

time series; chronological order; chronology

1

jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)

1

to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)

2

such

4

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

5

bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)

1

artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

4

to scoop up; to dip up

2

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

1

verbalization; putting into words

2

flawless; absolute perfection

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

2