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foundation (institution); syndicate; group

1

company director; board member

2

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

3

business world; business circles; (the) industry

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

7

be; is

13

Shiba Ryōtarō (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)

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Ryōma ga Yuku (1963-1966 novel by Shiba Ryōtarō)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

1

senior high school; high school

1

leaving school during a term

1

going to the United States

1

automatic translation machine

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

funds; capital

3

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

8

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

3

manager; proprietor

2

(one's) life

2

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

4

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

70

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

1

world; society; people; the public

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

3

businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

7

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

grandchild

27

at that time; in those days

2

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

was; were

28

pair; the two; both persons; both things

3

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

8

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

1

origin; beginning; start

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

8

chance meeting

1