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Itou Miyoji (1857.5.31-1934.2.19)

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Suiu

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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Siberia Intervention (1918-1922); Siberian Expedition

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deliberation

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confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically

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Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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pasture land; ranch

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reverence; respect

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Itō

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negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic

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to be too late; to be too slow

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had better ...; had better not ...

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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Christmas

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every night

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neighboring prefectures; nearby prefectures

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unpadded kimono

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doctor

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both persons

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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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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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in high spirits; elated

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match (to light fire with)

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to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

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two (long cylindrical things)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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Wakayama (city, prefecture)

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

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100,000; hundred thousand

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widow

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roadside; wayside

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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serious; not joking; straight

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be; is

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leader; magnate; big head

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to show; to display

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to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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three times

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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New Year

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