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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

8

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

6

be; is

3

well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

24

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

70

announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows

3

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

3

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

company president; manager; director

7

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

14

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

48

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

34

corporation

4

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

1

commercial affairs

1

establishment (of a business); founding

1

shipbuilding industry

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

Japan and Qing China

1

Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

great war; great battle; world war

1

great wealth; enormous fortune

1

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

61

finance business; moneylending business

1

real estate business

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

29

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

3

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

6

Japan

4

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

3

trading company

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

67

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

13

real power

1

founder (of a company)

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

2

same family (race, tribe)

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

34

economic world; financial circles; business community

3

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

16