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(social) class; rank; grade

3

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

48

preface; introduction; preamble

3

this much; this amount

1

view; opinion; finding; findings

8

each; every; all

43

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

3

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

12

large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

1

to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal

10

first; new

8

to look forward to something

5

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

2

word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase

2

to fail to hear; to miss

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

4

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

31

to begin talking; to open up

10

General Staff Headquarters

28

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

19

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

3

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

7

fundamental; basic

9

drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts

3

area; region

37

(Edo-period) town magistrate

1

jurisdiction; control

1

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

19

one's hometown

19

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

8

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

2

high; high school

17

tall building

5

vanguard; advance guard

5

opinion; point of view; visual point

4

only; nothing but

23

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

3

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

3

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

22

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

22

national finance; central government finance

1

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

1

(international) loan

3

return of something; repayment

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

13

investment

7

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

18

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

47

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

2

time; season; period; phase; stage

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