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all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

at this rate

1

Sea of Japan

3

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

23

democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)

15

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

3

(political) administration; political power

16

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

10

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

3

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

music

2

close-cropped hair; shaven head

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

1

coat; coating

1

heroine

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

6

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

to run around

1

to walk down the road

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

11

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

3

sponsor

3

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

2

group (usu. of people)

11

title

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

4

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

6

retail

1

apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen

1

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

1

retail price

1

equilibrium; good balance; poise

2

present; current; in operation

3

price; value; cost

5

balance; difference (in price, cost); margin

1

national treasury

1

returning (to the authorities); restoring

1

aggregate amount

1