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setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

2

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering

1

to come to an agreement

2

backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

reply; response; answer

1

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

2

appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

1

not so

1

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

1

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

neutrality

2

support; backing; patronage

3

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

3

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

4

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless

3

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

one way or the other; either way

5

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

without

3

evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

Ouch!

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

parliamentary system

1

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

4

collective view (opinion)

1

(in spite of) being old enough to know better

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

trivial; not amounting to much

2

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

2

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

1

protest campaign; demonstration

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

to turn against; to become an enemy

1

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

2

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

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