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to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

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misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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to fear; to be afraid of

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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who

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

2

within ...; inside ...

1

leading person; foremost figure

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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that; those; the

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rock; boulder; crag

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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to kill; to beat to death

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

2

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)

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assistant inspector

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

3

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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Toba

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Fushimi

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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