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country name

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

victorious nation

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practice; practising; experience

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

2

on the other hand

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

3

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)

1

to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

very recently; in the very recent past

2

proposal; motion; recommendation

2

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

perhaps; maybe; possibly

4

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

3

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

2

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

both; (not) either

3

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

1

ocean-going ship

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

development; growth

2

to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)

1

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

future; possible; potential; prospective

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)

1

penal colony

1

root; basis; foundation

1

to wave one's hand

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

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