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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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merely for form's sake

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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such; like that; that sort of

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

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recompense; indemnity; atonement

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

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dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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

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still; even now

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despair; hopelessness

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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perfect; complete

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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isn't that right?

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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blow; hit (on the body); beating

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excessive bleeding; massive bleeding

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counter for months

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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an issue being settled; a case being closed

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with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

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sukiyaki

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji period); Freedom and People's Rights Movement

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vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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but; however; although

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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