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forte; strong point

1

to join forces; to cooperate

1

to be helpful; to be useful

11

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

foreign country

2

raw materials; ingredients

1

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

(manufacturing) industry

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

export; exportation; efferent

1

processing trade

1

revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

1

homogeneity

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

3

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

6

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

2

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

5

restaurant

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

2

beer

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

however; because; as

2

to be silent; to say nothing

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

2

beforehand; in advance; previously

2

unexpected; surprising

2

surprise

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

this much; this amount

1

apparent age (of someone); rough age

1

he; she; that guy

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

reaction; response

2

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

1

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

8

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

2

mass production

1

industrial goods

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

15

way of life

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

added value; value added

1

Japanese economy

2

bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump

1

to look down on; to make light of

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

4