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few decades; many decades; several decades

4

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

4

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

scandal

1

strongest

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

1

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

4

cabinet minister

3

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

3

reality

2

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

attentiveness

1

one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien

2

fellow students

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

representative; delegate

1

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

1

idiosyncrasy

1

development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability

1

digital data

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

4

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

1

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

give-and-take; give and take

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

1

sharp and able person

1

till just now

1

easy; simple; plain

1

to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together

1

very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

one year ago

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

warrant; summons; written order

3

grimace; sullen face

1

house search (e.g. by the police)

1

stopping at; going no further than

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

identity

1

rank; standing

2