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should do; ought to do

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)

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black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

inlet; seashore; beach

3

congratulation; celebration

3

magistrate; shogunate administrator

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Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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museum

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

like; as if; the same as

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

3

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

must not; should not; do not

1

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

1

path; route; itinerary

1

townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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village

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official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

3

the future; future prospects

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

armor; armour

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to close; to shut

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curtain; curtains

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race

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composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image

2

weave; weaving; woven item

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

3

dim; gloomy

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

drenched with sweat; sweaty all over

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

3

without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

1

work; business; company; study

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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Christ

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other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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