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hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

Izayoi

29

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

17

synchronization; synchronized swimming

1

strongest

4

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

gene manipulation

1

biochemistry

1

open; public; official; overt

1

contempt; derision; slight; disdain

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

4

considering something taboo; treating something as taboo

1

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

2

to rely on

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

background (of a case, incident, etc.)

1

short pause; short interval

1

dramatic

1

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

1

(Edo-period) chief minister

10

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

1

Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire

1

legislature; legislative body

1

succession; successor

1

constitution; rules; regulation

1

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

1

also known as; also called

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behind one's back

1

body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

1

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

2

forcefulness of speech; influential voice

1

house; family

2

change; fluctuation

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Tōdō

14

Aoba

4

Hayama

10

after graduation

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

3