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early (days); initial stage; initial

3

carriage; movement (of the body)

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

5

precisely because

8

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

to bud

1

ability; capability; skill

4

financial affairs

1

entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

2

to approve of

2

emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

houseroom

3

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

full

2

locomotive depot; engine depot

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

3

or; otherwise

2

main line; trunk line

6

power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

1

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment

1

proposal; motion; recommendation

1

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

9

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

1

minimum

1

loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

2

in proportion to; just as much as

2

inspection and repair

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

2

repair; mending; fixing; servicing

3

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

3

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

to shrug one's shoulders

2

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

to send for (doctor, etc.)

1

plenary session; general meeting; plenum

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook

6

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

2

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1