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to compete with; to vie for

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being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)

1

proudly; triumphantly

1

very important person; VIP

1

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)

3

mere; simple; sheer

1

mobilization; mobilisation

6

vigilance committee; vigilante corps

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

2

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

1

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

bearing; manners

1

this (is) again; really; so; extremely

1

romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

1

political strife

2

political opponent

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

odds and ends; all; every

3

one's family and followers; one's whole clan

1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

1

Notoro

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rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

1

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

4

inorganic

1

search party

1

vassal; retainer

1

leader; authority; mainstay

1

strong opposition; vehement opposition

2

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

ancient city; former capital

3

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

2

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

the ruler; sovereign

6

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

1

dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

board

4

on the board (shogi, go, etc.)

45

chessboard

1

commissioned officer

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