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anniversary of the end of a war

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prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

1

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

1

memorial ceremony

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criminal case

2

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

intelligence agency; secret service

1

a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)

1

huge rock; massive boulder

6

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

3

performance of one's official duties

2

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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nail clippers

1

trackless; reckless; dissipated

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

5

moment to quit; way to quit

1

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

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general manager; director-general

1

headquarters; head office; main office

12

discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

6

Goudouchousha

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number two; mistress; concubine

7

house; hall; building

6

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

2

high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper

5

member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP

2

ceremony; rites

5

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

3

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

2

labor union; labour union; trade union

1

National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament

1

last century; ancient times

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

present; current; in operation

2

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

2

armed struggle

2

test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest

1

preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance

2

to smoke a cigarette

5

for visitors or guests

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rejection; dismissal

3

the last moment; the very end

5

hope; white hope; person of promise

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

3

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

5

dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

2

retirement from office

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now is the time

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