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inlet; bay

4

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

3

rule; reign; government; governing

6

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

2

Chinese people; Han race

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

2

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

1

until now; so far; up to the present

5

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

8

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

business transaction

1

exchange rate

2

was

5

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

8

tariff; tax rate

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

6

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)

2

Ryuu Hou (BCE 247-195)

1

to the end; to the last

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

4

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

18

powerful family; powerful clan

5

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

3

(a) few; some; several

1

report; information

4

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

4

disintegration; self-destruction

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

10

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

5

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

21

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

3

being out of office; lacking a title

3

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

7

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

9

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

3