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cabinet minister

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interview

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

4

solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

2

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

6

best; greatest; first

2

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

2

innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

5

amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

1

tremendous; rapid; dramatic

3

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

2

daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences

2

domestic animals; livestock; cattle

2

tableware

1

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

3

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

4

to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood

2

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

library

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counter for books; volume

8

to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

1

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

4

daddy; father; husband

4

collection of books; (personal) library

5

to be (doing)

2

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

1

greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

1

worldly desires; materialistic desires

2

people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

3

true value; real worth

1

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

1

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

3

clock tower

2

Cronus; Kronos

2

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

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to announce the time

1

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

2

100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8

2

second (unit of time); arc second

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100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

2

to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up

1

one by one; one after another; successively

2

any number of times

2

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)

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head office; main office; main store; this store; our store

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