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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

27

easy to understand

2

sulky look; sullen look

1

to turn towards; to point

86

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

19

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

29

acquaintance

14

land; shore

16

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

16

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

8

(social) class; rank; grade

8

major (JGSDF)

6

Ground Staff Office

1

research division; inquiry section

1

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

2

wherein; therein; thereinto

22

foreign affairs section

6

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

4

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

54

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

26

overwhelming

21

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

call; invitation

9

to acquire knowledge

3

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

14

two weeks; fortnight

16

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

12

rice field

6

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

77

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

rush hour; rush-hour

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

15

capital city; metropolis

1

high; high school

6

non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

87

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

12

summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather

6

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

13

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

3

one hand

3

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

87

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

22

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

20

full name

1

scarlet

49