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following year

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Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito

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death (of an emperor); demise

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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to survive; to live long

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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people

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to talk together

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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to have the nerve to

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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-years-old

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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to finish; to graduate

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman

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truth; real situation

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world; society; people; the public

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to make known

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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