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one's own handwriting; autograph

2

seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

1

paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

3

joint seal; joint signatures

3

peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

2

high official

1

you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself

2

cabinet minister

3

jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition

4

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

all companies; each company

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

wholesale arrest; round-up

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

1

to bark; to bay; to howl

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

3

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

2

notice; notification

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

2

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

spy; spying

1

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

both sides

1

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

1

to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)

1

house arrest

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

anger; wrath

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to come back; to return

1

to creep about; to crawl around

2

cockroach

1

to happen to be present

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

1