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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

main section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

they; them

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

trigonometric function

1

(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit

1

(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

1

to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

1

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

3

copier; copy machine; photocopier

1

convenience store

2

10 yen coin

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

printing

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

use of force

2

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

we

1

never; not at all

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

1

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

1

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

ash; ashes

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

1

ready consent

4

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

2

society; the world; the times

1

to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

1

superficial; shallow

1

play; drama

1

paradoxical

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

heading; headline; index; headword

2

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

3

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited

1

erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry

1

animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

5

negative; minus

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

2