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half a year; six months

3

underground resources

1

digging out; excavation

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

opinion in writing; written opinion; argument

1

priority; order of precedence

1

immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

2

relation; connection; relevance

1

proposed amendment

1

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

block (of land)

1

small fire

1

librarian

1

decree; directive

1

continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

1

official document; archives

1

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

2

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

the same as always; day after day

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

1

together; in company

1

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to continue to increase; to continue to mount

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

countries; (various) nations

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

3

reform; renovation

1

new order; new system

1

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

sundry; various; assorted

1

complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict

1

unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding

1

check; restraint; oppression; repression

1

troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

2

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

1

catchphrase

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

1

heavy responsibility

1

peaceable; peaceful

1

secondary

1

lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

2

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1