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as soon as; right after

4

attendance; presence

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

10

any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)

1

unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic

1

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

4

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

Kiryū

23

Masatoshi

2

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

1

stature; height

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

good-natured person; nice person

1

Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary

9

Jitou

43

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

11

corpulence; fatness; obesity

1

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

4

looks; features; (personal) appearance

3

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

4

to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

1

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

11

head; brains; intellect; understanding

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

3

Japan

3

government affairs

6

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

3

Ogata

1

Harada

1

idea

12

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

means; is; as for

9

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

16

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

16

(deeply) jealous

1

timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated

4

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

6

sense of security

2

reporter; journalist

32

(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

2

careless remark

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

9

to boost; to force up; to push up

7