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strategy; tactics

2

obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)

1

ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick

1

strategic resources; strategic materials

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person

1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

lottery; lottery ticket

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring

2

upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

3

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

1

oligopoly; control of a market

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

former years; formerly; a few years ago

1

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

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

manufacture; production

1

circulation; dissemination

1

herewith; from this

1

progress; development

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

royal (institution)

3

research institute; (research) laboratory

3

unprecedented; record-breaking

1

contribution; donation

2

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

investment

1

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

wide-awake to one's interests

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

2

to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

owner (esp. of a business)

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon

1

news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

and then; after that

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1