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public and private; official and personal; government and people

1

sexual minority

1

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help

1

short supply; supply shortage

1

mental age

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

jingle; ding; ringing of small bells

1

pork

1

gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

1

visitor; caller

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

3

pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

2

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

1

over one's shoulder

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

4

international situation

1

world map

1

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

1

vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

10

eastern part; the east (of a region)

1

territory

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

act of aggression

3

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

2

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

15

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

3

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

to lend a hand; to help

3

without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in

1

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

4

peace

4

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

4

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

5

armaments; military preparations

5

ally (of another nation)

2

secret; secrecy

5

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

mutual; reciprocal

3

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

heir to the throne; successor to the throne

1

first place

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

heroic

1

human sacrifice; victim

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

2

lake surface

1

balance; equilibrium

2

personnel selection

3