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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

tax increase

9

extinguishment; destruction; effacement

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

Kiroku

1

clear; distinct; evident; definite

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

domestic industry

2

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of

3

economic world; financial circles; business community

2

pressure; oppression; suppression

3

to curtail a budget

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

increase the number of trains in operation; increase bond issues

1

can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

1

Ogawa Goutarou

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

storm and flood damage

1

drought disaster; drought damage

1

water damage; flood disaster

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

1

distribution; allotment

2

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

whether or not

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

proportional division; proportional distribution

1

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

rather; better

1

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

aggression; invasion; raid

1

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

immediate effect; instant effect

1

defence expenditure; defense expenditure; defence cost; defense cost

1

Kubushiro

1

Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

1

Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)

2

physique; constitution

1

fourth court rank

1

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

3

years later

1