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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

5

bright person; talented student; prodigy

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

8

reasonable; natural

1

declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility

1

tendency; trend; inclination

19

employment; hire

2

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

1

local production

2

globalization; globalisation

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

4

Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market

1

resources

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

37

import; importation; introduction; afferent

2

world war

1

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

2

self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself

1

import volume

1

to bear fruit

3

export and import

1

national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

1

export; exportation; efferent

4

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

6

does not seem (to be)

2

global standards

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

9

at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

21

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

2

sales; demand

2

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

15

item; commodity; list of articles

2

heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage

2

trade friction

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

5

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

6

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

one's own country

6

competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

6

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

4

to feel depressed; to be down

1

Sunday

2

virtual

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

3

party game

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

14

English (language)

2