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whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

2

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

2

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

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shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

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to get one's head around; to think about

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Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West

4

developing country

2

large-scale

2

various countries; various regions; various provinces

2

ambitious; enterprising

1

frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range

1

to start; to begin; to commence

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business scheme

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward

2

cold war; the Cold War

2

the United States and the Soviet Union; American-Soviet

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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geopolitical; geostrategic

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

1

remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful

1

major powers of the world; great powers

1

visiting one's constituency; feudal lord's return to his estate

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

4

democratic nation; democratic country

1

rebirth; reincarnation

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post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction

2

second place

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hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)

1

Asian countries; Asian nations

4

economic development

2

colonization; colonisation

1

Far East

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European countries; European nations

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to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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superpower; superstate

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dividing into parts

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Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries

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(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

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island country

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thing that is past its prime; thing that is no longer popular or relevant; thing that has become obsolete

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

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netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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industrial goods

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