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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

5

way; method; means; resource; course

3

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

3

seniority; predecessor

2

successor

3

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

6

topography; geographical features

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

2

independence

3

facing outward

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

2

setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)

6

world-leading

2

influence; clout; leverage

10

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

3

creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane

1

like; as

32

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

3

dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays

3

drifting; drift; being adrift

3

characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-

1

territorial waters

1

right (to do something); authority; power

6

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

3

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction

3

international relations

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

2

finish; completion; the end

1

National Foundation Day

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

7

maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation

7

liberal

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties

1

burlesque; low comedy; farce

1

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

2

counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

2

(small) boat

4

cruise; navigation; sailing

6

final; eventual; ultimate

9

electricity shortage

2

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

2

screw; screw propeller; screw

1

one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen

1

general store

5

laser pointer; laser pen

1

crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member

1

one person; another name; nickname; alias

1

loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness

1

however; nevertheless

4