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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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to throw oneself (into an activity)

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Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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strange; curious; odd

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history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

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to make public

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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administrative measures (disposition)

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to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence

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supreme authority

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hard-liners; diehards; hawks

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magic wand

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to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

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improvement of relations; rapprochement

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

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unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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being upright and cleanhanded

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(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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New York

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unemployed person

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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Thursday

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unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

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to open a path

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war funds; war expenditures; military spending

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reduction of armaments; disarmament

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aircraft carrier

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destroyer (ship)

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submarine

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on the chopping board

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right wing

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deviation; departure; omission

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to infringe upon someone's right

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to bear fruit

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to push aside; to brush aside

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limitation of armaments

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each newspaper; every newspaper

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discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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lion (Panthera leo)

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one's long-cherished desire

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sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

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Junichiro Koizumi (1942.1.8-), the 56th Prime Minister of Japan

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international competitiveness; global competitiveness

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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