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robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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uncivilized country

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things; everything

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to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

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to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

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to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe

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conscience

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financier; business leader

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

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trading company

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

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general merchant; Jack of all trades

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like; as if; the same as

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commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

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foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

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fish hook

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clerk; office worker; kulak

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(close) friend

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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firm; company

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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mutual aid

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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commercial transaction

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

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historic; historical; traditional

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capitalism

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free economy

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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to prove; to substantiate

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Europe and America; the West

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night stall; night shop; night fair

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a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

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national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

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seamless; jointless; one-piece

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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