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violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority

3

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

1

constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

1

to form a pair; to pair up

1

natural enemy

2

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

1

younger days; youth

1

ambitious; enterprising

1

belatedly; though a little too late

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

missing person; wanted person

1

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

2

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

5

marriage proposal; courtship

1

secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair

1

two-front war

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

2

unavoidable; inevitable

1

different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)

1

to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

1

singularity; singular point

1

unity; solidarity

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

to be frank; to drop all pretense

1

to have a rumor circulating

1

rationality; reasonableness

2

steadily

1

although

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

2

peaceful; quiet; uneventful

1

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

1

confusion; mixing; merger

1

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

1

bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

1

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

2

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

4

famous; celebrated; worthy of the name

2

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

1

ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

1

ways of sitting

1

now; nowadays

2

sheepdog

2

weary from traveling (travelling)

1

major city

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

2

learning ability

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

3