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European Economic Community; EEC

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American dollar; United States dollar; US dollar

1

planned economy

2

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

10

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

4

quinquennial; recurring every five years

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Great Depression (1929-1939)

4

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

low (level, value, price, etc.)

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

12

to hate; to detest

1

Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

1

very great; enormous; serious

3

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

4

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

3

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

urbanization; urbanisation

2

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

5

planned city

2

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

easy to understand

2

don't you think?; indicates question

2

sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

3

holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)

1

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

1

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

5

moving out; transfer

6

central part; heart (of a city)

3

prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land

1

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

12

to make a sale of government property

1

(Edo-period) town magistrate

1

promotion; encouragement

1

internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)

1

Manhattan; manhattan

2

skyscraper

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

world-leading

1

overcrowded city

1

political structure or mechanism

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

4

to set aside

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Takahashi Korekiyo (1854.8.20-1936.2.26)

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