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economic sanctions

4

border

1

military clash; military conflict; military confrontation

1

Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939); Nomonhan Incident

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

Hiranuma Kiichirō

2

Stalin

3

Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939); German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

2

wartime regime; war footing

3

to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch

1

Abe Nobuyuki (1875.11.24-1953.9.7)

3

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

complicated and mysterious

1

meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb

1

new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)

6

in times of war

2

daily output; Nissan (Japanese car company)

5

financial capital

1

hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation

1

chemical industry

1

blue ocean (strategy)

1

undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area

1

business opportunity

1

venture

1

frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

joint investment

1

honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)

1

management policies

1

to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host

1

Japanese yen

1

link; directory entry; rink

1

(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

1

calamity; disaster; catastrophe

1

general agreement

1

government bond issuance

2

becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

5

real wages

1

double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

grade; quality

1

electric power

1

labor management; labour management

1

karma effects; fate; inevitable retribution

2