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(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

3

to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

3

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

6

chief; main; principal; important

5

section

1

grand; far-reaching; ambitious

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

14

computerization; computerisation

1

globalization; globalisation

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

4

excessive; too much; unreasonable

1

to step forward; to volunteer

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

a long time ago; in those days

1

four thousand; 4,000

1

town; city; municipal; urban

3

fifty; 50

1

historic landmark; historic site; historic remains

1

excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)

1

grounds of an argument

1

does not

4

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

1

sense of community

1

lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

1

dining table

2

vision of the future

3

the past is the past; let bygones be bygones

1

to refer to; to use as reference

3

factor

1

uncertain; indefinite

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

whatever (the case may be)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

abusive language; violent language; wild words

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

12

historic; historical; traditional

4

reform; innovation

4

neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town

1

opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

1

network

2

reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

1

same level; same extent

3

to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

1