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successor

1

fire; conflagration

1

illegitimate child; secret love child

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

sworn friend

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

2

scolding; reprimand; lecture

1

to shoot dead (with an arrow)

1

cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily

3

to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

2

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

short; brief

1

marriage ceremony; wedding

2

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

3

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

2

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

to try everything; to leave no stone unturned

1

to occupy much space

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

4

to speak ill of; to disparage

2

important point; strategic position; key point

1

maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings

1

large army

2

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

3

both

2

stroke of sword

9

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

2

leave it (to me)

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

2

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

2

not so

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

4

do not be surprised; lo and behold; wait for it

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

3

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell

1

happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

4

family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

1

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

2

attendance; presence

1

celebration; congratulations

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers

1

(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

2

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

4

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

4

downtown

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

4