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stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

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all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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dilettante

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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memorial service

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secret; private; surreptitious

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling

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flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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worldly; secular

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the very thing; itself

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nonsense

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millions; several million; a few million

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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way; method; means; resource; course

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solidarity; joint; collective

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shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

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Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

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immediately following

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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based on; on the basis of

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huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large

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(raw) material

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buying; purchasing

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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dissolution of zaibatsu

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)

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exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

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deposit; bank account

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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property tax

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penniless; broke

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to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

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