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refined; elegant; graceful; classic

3

fluent; flowing; elegant

3

complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

1

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

1

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

screen

2

on hand; readily available

1

standing; reserve; always having ready

1

lovers' quarrel

1

Shaki (Nigeria)

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

4

bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

2

black cat

47

moustache; mustache

1

United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

2

Imperial Guards

21

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

1

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

3

Western-style room

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

parliamentary system of government

1

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

1

election

1

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

4

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

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

resolution; decision; vote

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

1

despotism; autocracy

1

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

authority; power; function

1

separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)

1

modern state; modern nation

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

3

office and rank; an official rank

4

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

2

imperial envoy; imperial messenger

2

half a year; six months

4

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

1

peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy

2

this occasion; at this time; now

1

unexpected; unforeseen

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

2