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polonaise

2

A flat major

1

visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

daring and resolute; having dauntless courage

1

cavalry; cavalryman; trooper

1

end; conclusion

1

end; close

1

one and only; unique

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

1

sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop

3

to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

1

to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

3

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

2

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

1

pork barreling; political patronage; handing out benefits to one's electoral district

1

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

2

decision; ruling; judgement; judgment

1

format; procedure; way of proceeding

3

confusion; mixing; merger

1

class system

1

dictatorship; despotism

1

to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)

1

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

1

how many people

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling

1

address; destination

4

dueling challenge

6

enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper

1

threatening letter; intimidating letter

1

rematch

2

diplomatic corps

26

sphere of influence

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

at this rate

1

first meeting; first interview with

1

question mark

1

if this is not the case

1

riding separately

1

preliminary; preparatory

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

aboard a warship

1

to satisfy the requirements

1

spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban

23

gardener

1

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

1

(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

3