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

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

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losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

1

steam whistle

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

cargo; freight; money or assets

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

to; towards; for

5

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

5

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

it may be because

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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trading company employee

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

island in a pond or river

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

Southeast Asia

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physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

materials; data; document

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

4

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

4

freighter (vessel); cargo ship

5

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

interest rate; interest

1

gradual rise in prices

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

scramble (for)

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

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

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

2

to increase; to multiply

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

immediately; right away; on the spot

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

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considerably; fairly; quite

1