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mass communication; mass media

3

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

3

tape

3

digital voice recorder; field recorder

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

please look at it

2

scale; vernier

2

town; city; municipal; urban

14

beautiful; gorgeous

1

temporary residence

1

manufacture; production

7

refining; purification

3

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

3

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

3

Shinano

1

labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

1

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

1

Italy

4

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

after construction; after building; since construction

2

drawing water from river or lake; water intake

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

water system; river system; drainage system

5

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

7

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

9

ten to one; nine cases out of ten

2

multi-

3

coarse; rough

2

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

2

greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation

2

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

3

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

4

customer service smile

2

sphere; circle; range; category

1

traditional; from ancient times; formerly

3

particularly; only; in the case of

1

economy (saving money)

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

4

natural selection

1

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

1

simple; easy; convenient; handy

1

wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view

3

means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around

3

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

4

official announcement; proclamation

5

not yet officially announced

1

professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser

1

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1