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changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

data; datum

1

coexistence; living together

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

Japanese government

6

Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary

9

Cabinet Office

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

note; memo; memorandum

6

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

3

writing implement; writing tool

2

bringing; taking; carrying

1

stationery

1

stationery shop; a stationer

3

deep blue; navy blue

2

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

6

supplementary explanation

1

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

4

Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)

3

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

1

we

2

public safety; public welfare

1

Ministry of Justice

3

departure from a country

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms

1

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

purchase; buy

1

going through; going via; going by way of

2

official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

2

administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

2

vision

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(one's parents') home

1

ear (head) of rice

1

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

Japanese-style house

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

one's mother

2

acrid; pungent; irritating

1

archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

1

to grumble; to make difficulties

1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

1