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tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

3

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

1

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

Minister of Finance

35

weather

3

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

6

parliamentarism; parliamentary government

2

to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

3

Great Depression (1929-1939)

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

1

assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

3

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

16

cabinet meeting

4

Army Minister; Minister of War

11

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

2

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

2

minister's secretary

9

cabinet ministers

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

2

venerable statesman

1

army minister

24

army general

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

former (incumbent); predecessor

1

Araki Sadao

2

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

11

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

6

private residence

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

military aircraft

1

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

2

public opinion

1

to feel bitter; to scowl

2

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

1

Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)

34

Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)

2

how; in what way; circumstances

3

military discipline; military regulations; military rules

4

heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

1

Okada Keisuke (1868.2.13-1952.10.10)

1

navy

3

Imperial Way Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)

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Control Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)

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Aizawa Saburou (1889.9.6-1936.7.3)

1

popularity

1