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going along voluntarily to be questioned by police

2

humble; modest

1

coordinator; coordinating role

2

longest; oldest

2

titleholder

1

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

1

important cultural property; important cultural asset

1

holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

10

the second ...

2

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

1

blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)

3

state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)

3

unkind; mean

2

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis

4

kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

2

Futagoyama

2

dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk

1

standard-sized car

1

libido

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

2

shallow knowledge; superficial learning

1

refreshing candy (usu. containing mint or menthol)

1

abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited

1

dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)

2

please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

2

lineage; pedigree; family line

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)

13

branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

5

Muromachi period (1336-1573)

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

2

room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)

1

relation by marriage

2

extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President

1

(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting

1

civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

1

modernization; modernisation

2

folk beliefs; folk religion

1

witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

2

expulsion movement; boycott

1

Shinto; Shintoism

6

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

2

to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life

1