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Japanese (language)

5

due form; official; formality

3

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

2

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

2

fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

16

thousands; several thousand

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

13

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

Milky Way; galaxy

2

drifting; drift; being adrift

2

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

18

mixed race; mixed parentage

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

27

almost; roughly; approximately

1

single; simple; sole; individual; unitary

1

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

30

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

3

flagship

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

3

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

six; 6

12

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

2

moon; month

6

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

2

going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings

1

while; even though; despite

11

Earth; the globe

39

delegation

1

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

10

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

6

they; them

16

reaching; attaining; arrival

4

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

3

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

1

existence; being

26

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

10

ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank

1

age; era; period; date

3

Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

6

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

3

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

3

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

4

astronaut

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

7