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ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

tiny; little; wee

1

president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)

2

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

2

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

1

(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new

1

household economy; family finances

1

while; even though; despite

4

working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

1

futures trading

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

product

4

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

1

trade; commerce

1

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

1

a few years later

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

2

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

general trading company

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

general contractor; main contractor; major construction company

1

heavy industry

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

Japan

4

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

group; bunch; crowd; group

2

generation; lifetime; age

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

3

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

2

influence; clout; leverage

2

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

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

altogether; entirely

2

short; brief

1

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

2

weather; climate; disposition; temperament

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control

10

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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