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gun control

4

external reference; EXTRN

1

genuine; authentic; true; pure

2

automaton

1

layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure

1

colonialism

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

16

revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)

2

failure; stumbling; setback

2

overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

2

here and there; everywhere

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

7

Yasunari

1

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

1

business integration; business merger; integration of management

1

corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation

1

relation; connection; affinity

1

large ginkgo tree; ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers

3

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

2

abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism

1

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

woman

1

outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

baby face; childlike face; babyface; face; good guy

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

4

hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat

5

source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

2

booker

1

arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

2

installment; instalment; premium; bill

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

mascara

2

contra

1

to shave off (hair)

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

6

mechanic

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

17

bio-; biotechnology

1

complete lie; outright lie

3

to come to grapples with

1

Indian (person)

3

digital

2

natural; natural (sign)

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

please do (something)

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality

4