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dialectic

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

8

we

1

dialectical materialism

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Zou

4

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

3

loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach

9

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake

11

I can tell you; heh

8

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

navy blue; deep blue

2

to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

1

rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man

10

stable boy; stable hand; groom

1

to finish; to graduate

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

Tokyo style

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

5

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

fish-based cooking; fish dish

1

to bring someone along

8

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

in its entirety; whole; wholly

2

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

5

shriek; scream

4

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

11

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

2

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

ridiculous; odd

2

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

6

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

along the river; riverside

3

residential area

1

upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

2

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

5

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

3

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

5

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

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First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

2

Micronesia (old colonial name used until the end of WWII)

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

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success; hit

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(manufacturing) industry

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

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modern

3

industrialized nation; industrialised nation

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