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Japanese company (business, firm)

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low price

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to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

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excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury

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to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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vice; immorality; corruption

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vulture fund; fund that buys distressed stocks at low prices and sells for a profit

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vulture; condor

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to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

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without leaving any trace

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to eat up; to consume (completely)

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

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Japanese economy

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very great; enormous; serious

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any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

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pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than

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tradition; convention

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one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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public announcement; official notice

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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to buy; to purchase; to buy out

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price; value; cost

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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the best; ideal

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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confrontation; showdown

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round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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to increase; to grow

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foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment

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it seems that; as if

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before now; hitherto

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

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sum total; total amount

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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