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troops overseas

1

nominal; in name (only)

1

four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

1

pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected

16

family association; association of families

1

to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

1

revised law

1

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

7

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

7

reformist

1

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

teleconference; video conferencing

3

high-tech

1

heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

1

injuries and sickness; wounds and illness

1

daily allowance; daily wages

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

1

strong point

1

tax system

1

tacit; unspoken; implicit

1

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)

2

control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

1

consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)

1

tax increase

1

science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

2

promotion; encouragement

3

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT

2

consumer goods

1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

1

researcher

1

research funds; research expenses

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion

1

death in battle

1

expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge

1

ancestor

1

reform bill; reform proposal; amendment

1

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

1

political funds

1

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person

2

heavy industry

1

subsidiary (company)

1

company director; board member

1