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late at night; at a late hour

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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technology

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to spread; to be propagated

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administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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on business; for business; business purpose

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

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unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation

1

several tens

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stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

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to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

large-scale

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

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Ministry of Culture (e.g. in China)

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jurisdiction; control

2

external bureau

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

right to speak

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

commencing with; including

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

to lend a hand; to help

1

innermost depths of one's heart

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

logical

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on

1

situation report; status report; progress report

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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alarm

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deep blue; navy blue

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pajamas; pyjamas

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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to mean

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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