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    Tourist boom fades for Japan's department storesーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS

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    tough

    US /tʌf/

    UK /tʌf/

    • Adjective
    • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
    • Very difficult to do or deal with
    • Noun
    • A rough and aggressive person.
    experience

    US /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

    UK /ɪk'spɪərɪəns/

    • Countable Noun
    • Thing a person has done or that happened to them
    • An event at which you learned something
    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
    • Previous work in a particular field.
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    surge

    US /sɜ:rdʒ/

    UK /sɜ:dʒ/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Sudden movement in one direction by many
    • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
    • Intransitive Verb
    • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
    • To rise to an unexpected height
    executive

    US /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

    UK /ɪɡ'zekjətɪv/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • A senior manager in a business or organization
    • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws.
    • Adjective
    • Of a high ranking job in a company
    • Relating to the management of a business or organization.
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