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supplement; complement

4

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

4

measure; step; action

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

3

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

1

way; method; means

1

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

2

arrow; wedge; chock

2

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

3

partly open; in half bloom

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

nimble; quick; agile

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

2

formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)

2

right; privilege

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

3

appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

1

data; datum

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for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI

1

briefcase

1

one thin flat object; one sheet

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

4

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

2

sulky look; sullen look

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

to leave behind

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

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

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

4

key technology

7

a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)

2

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

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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company name; corporate name

1

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

2

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

credit status; credit standing; credit record; credit information

1

capital stock

2

3000; three thousand; many

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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