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nowadays; recently

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sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)

3

one large ...; a great ...

1

producing area

1

sphere; circle; range; category

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

3

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

7

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

5

Spanish-American War (1898)

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

4

annexation; merger; swallowing up

1

Spain

1

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

1

Philippines

1

Pacific Ocean

24

west coast; west bank

1

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

to be based in (a place)

1

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

5

strategic

3

value; worth; merit

3

legal

1

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

3

kingdom; monarchy

5

war; fighting; fierce competition

3

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

2

four years

1

military power

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

7

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

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

1

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

2

nothing but; none other than

1

flow

1

world situation; world affairs

1

until now; so far; up to the present

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

13

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

8

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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traffic route

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