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originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

4

company; corporation; workplace

2

business world; business circles; (the) industry

3

history

4

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

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

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

insurance salesman

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

8

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

1

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

great difference; major mistake

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

3

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

streamline shape; aerodynamic shape

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

futuristic

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

2

image; picture; portrait

1

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

1

end; close

1

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

1

signature; signing; sealing

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

6

oh, yes?; really?

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

trial and error

1

to repeat; to do something over again

1

to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

8

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1