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unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

2

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

8

bungalow; one-story house

2

unpaved; unsurfaced

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

2

infrastructure improvement

1

investment

1

social welfare

1

residence; housing; residential building

3

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)

2

anti-imperialism

1

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

1

subversion (of the state)

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

5

presence; sitting with; being with

2

weak (organization, organisation)

1

point in common; common feature

4

the same; the said; likewise

3

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

2

plants and animals; flora and fauna

6

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

4

law

2

alcohol; sake

2

nonsense

1

too many to count; too numerous to mention

1

to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

3

to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

1

eyepatch; eye bandage

1

reward; prize

3

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

make; workmanship; preparation

1

famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

assassination

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

6

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

to overhear

1

nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

3

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

7

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

4

historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

3

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1