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latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes

2

(political) power; authority; influence

1

unmarried; not yet married

2

dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident

1

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

1

absolute

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

4

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

the best; ideal

1

place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself

1

before long

1

street corner

1

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

water well

3

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

2

three; 3

4

to look old; to get old

1

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

1

to leap over

1

Virgin Mary

1

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

3

corner; nook

1

hokora; small wayside shrine

2

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

to die out; to become extinct

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

4

kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

4

design

2

ancient times

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

mansion

1

going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included

1

amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall

1

wind and string instruments; music

1

coquettish voice; flirtatious voice

1

aquatic; on the water

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

5