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controlling power

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

6

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect

2

(criminal) investigation headquarters

1

one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

2

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer

2

setback; impediment; adversity; misfortune; hardship

1

black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)

5

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

2

fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

1

intimacy; friendship

1

(legally) incorporated educational institution

3

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

religious corporation; religious juridical person

1

self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)

3

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

young; youthful

1

to lead a life; to live a life

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

foundation (institution); syndicate; group

1

director; trustee

1

board of directors; board of trustees

1

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

2

funds; capital

1

operator; manager; administrator

1

to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register

1

residing; living; dwelling

4

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

4

ocean; sea; the deep

1

ghost ship; phantom ship

2

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

to come from; to have roots in

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

4

management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

3

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

1

doing one's duty

1

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)

2

neutral; noncommittal

1

sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat

1

to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation

1

to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods

2

evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

1