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western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

8

tremendous; immense

1

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

national

5

place; room; margin; scope

4

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

4

vacancy; vacant position

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

at that time; in those days

5

establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

3

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

4

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

1

(academic) degree

1

doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

2

battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff

1

to become settled; to be fixed

3

graduate; alumnus

3

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

1

however; having said that; but

2

minority

1

Kaisei

1

long-established; old-established; traditional

1

private (non-governmental) school (college, university)

1

to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

1

dropout

1

one's parents' home

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

1

break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with

1

strong; hard; manly

8

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

2

in that manner

1

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

clean hit

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

unveiling; debut; introduction

3

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

1

Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

3