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to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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interruption; suspension; break

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short; brief

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obstacle

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one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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creative

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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these days; nowadays; recently; lately

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Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

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powerful; strong; mighty

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intermittent

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work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant

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factor

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Osaka Metropolis Plan; proposed change of Osaka Prefecture from an urban prefecture to a metropolitan prefecture (like Tokyo) which would result in the abolition of Osaka City

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mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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central government agencies; central bureaucracy

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Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

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to point at

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable

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newspaper company

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merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

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restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

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unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

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tentative plan; draft plan

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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news program; news programme

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(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee

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crucial; critical; vital; core

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commercial broadcast

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deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

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quality (of a product or a service)

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reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

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competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

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remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

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very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

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open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

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to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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most important

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)

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