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future affairs; affairs after one's death

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windscreen; windshield

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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to tower over the surroundings

1

period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

1

otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department

1

side road; shortcut

2

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

1

front entrance; front door

1

distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

1

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back

1

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

1

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

1

next spring

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

whatever brought that on?

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selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

1

national hospital; hospital run by a central government

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

2

perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

1

double-edged sword

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

smoke; fumes

1

spiteful remarks

1

mountains and rivers; natural surroundings

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

last look; farewell look

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

glory

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1