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shoji (paper sliding door)

1

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness

1

peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

2

to suspect

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

10

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

9

who?

1

nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person

6

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

2

crazy

4

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

3

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

1

brushwood; firewood

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

13

Japan

35

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

14

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

11

(racially) pure Japanese

1

Great Japan

1

diligent; industrious

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

9

to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

3

one's home country; one's homeland

5

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality

2

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

17

look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

4

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

developing country

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

(social) position; status

3

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

crime; offence; offense

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

area; region

1

influential person; man of importance

1

pauper; the needy; the poor

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

7

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

2

politics; government

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

1

peace; harmony

2

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1