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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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two years later; year after next

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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three years

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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the whole area; all areas

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combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs

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regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

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execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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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

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mutual; reciprocal

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inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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combating organized crime; elimination of criminal gangs

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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money paid to the government

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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end; tip; extremities; terminal

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members; member; constituent

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successively; one after another

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discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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underworld; underside of society

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

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Kanagawa (prefecture)

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to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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population ageing (aging)

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

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being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

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in succession; one by one

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large sum (money)

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to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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Jimma (Ethiopia)

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to fear; to be afraid of

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obedient; docile; quiet

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financial muscle; economic clout

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all over Japan

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welcome; reception

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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