unique; individual; original; unusual
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to rank next to; to come after
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
postwar period; period after Second World War
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
inside; interior; inner part
whole nation; whole land; whole country
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
authority; power; influence
America and China; Sino-American
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
military force; military strength
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
gross domestic product; GDP
gross domestic product; GDP
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
technical book; specialized book; treatise
it is not (like that) either
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall