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although I say; although one might say; although called

2

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

3

nature; property; disposition

2

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

1

to be responsive; to show immediate results

2

acquaintance; appreciative friend

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

15

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

3

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)

5

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

3

an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

1

generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

consulting

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

7

know-how

1

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

what sort; what kind

4

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

1

national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

6

private railway

1

private railway

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

12

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

unexpected; surprising

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

5

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

3

town; city; municipal; urban

1

mine (ore)

1

forest; woods

1

government management; state management

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

private management

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

5

private railway

1

each; respectively

5

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2