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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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investment trust; mutual fund

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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all; every

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share (in a company); stock

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bond; debenture

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diversified investment

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financial products; financial instruments

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dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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to continue to increase; to continue to mount

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock

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long-term

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growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring

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interest; (investment) yield; profits

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store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business

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bond; bill; certificate; security

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three; 3

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water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

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international; diplomatic intercourse

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the whole world

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oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

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country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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temporary

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale

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to look at the long term

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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courage; nerve; grit

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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diversification

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first edition

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publication; issue

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still; even now

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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Chikuma

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study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

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series

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

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