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fiction

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

1

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification

1

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

2

to pelt down (of rain); to pour

1

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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public; official

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publication of results; announcement of results

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

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outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

1

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

1

successor

3

to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

2

territory

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competitor; rival

1

reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)

1

support; backing

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liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair

1

highest ever; record-high; highest on record

1

candidate (for an election)

3

rush; flood; deluge

2

running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse

1

addition; annexation; appendage

1

show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

3

elbow strike (karate)

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emphatic prefix

2

to go; to come

2

parent-teacher association; PTA

1

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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Christmas

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to leave as is; to ignore

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

1

Au

3

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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showy; ostentatious

2

dress

5

photo studio

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rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

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dry run; rehearsal

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