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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

1

image; idol; statue

2

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

5

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

10

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

8

humiliating

3

to say no more; to sink into silence

34

sunny spot; exposure to the sun

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

political strife

4

(Japanese) imperial succession

9

right (to do something); authority; power

20

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

21

to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

3

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

3

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

5

death; passing

1

imperial throne; the Crown

7

poisoning; kill by poison

15

according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation

1

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

6

first place

7

imperial prince

15

clique; faction

14

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

1

compromise; giving in

2

in name; on paper

2

regency; regent

9

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

24

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

try to be; want to be

3

uncle

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

11

after death

1

in that way; like that; that way

7

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

2

cousin (female)

1

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean

1

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

15

weak person; the weak

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

11

to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

26

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

7

to compare with the eye

14

close to the ear

12

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

21