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Hankyu Department Store

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top floor

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object of adoration, longing

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setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store

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spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

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Tsuganezawa

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spacious; vast; wide

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culture of everyday life

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supermarket

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Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

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victorious nation

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occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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example; model

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catch-up

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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self-service

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volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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Ito-Yokado

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network

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

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to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

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management strategy

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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retail

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drastic

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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Sano Shin'ichi (1947.1-)

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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customer; client; patron

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traditional; from ancient times; formerly

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conspiracy; collusion

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arbitration; conciliation; mediation

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retail trade; retailing

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business activities; business conduct; business operations

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law

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abolition; repeal

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Large-scale Retail Stores Law

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existing

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