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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst

1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

agricultural land; farmland

2

enlargement; increase

2

immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant

1

receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

2

agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers

1

introduction (from outside); import; shipping in (from another part of the country); transporting; putting in (e.g. one's feelings into a work)

1

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

1

expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

6

property; fortune; means; assets

3

true state; actual condition; reality

1

sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

4

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees

8

call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

4

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

mid-to-long term; medium and long term

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

to get one's head around; to think about

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

6

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

4

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

5

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

2

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

5

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

2

rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft

1

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

3

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

5