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nation building

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down

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inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

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Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner

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stilts (for walking); hobby horse

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nozzle; muzzle; gunpoint

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John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin

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reading aloud; recitation

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from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season

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nowadays; these days

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national law

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by and by; before long

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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to get dressed up; to treat oneself

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imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted

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military science; strategy; tactics

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

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maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

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Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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to say; to tell (somebody); to state

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact

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military drill; training

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intimacy; familiarity; closeness

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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next spring

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how many times; how often

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one question

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)

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shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness

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various matters; everything

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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new form; new formula

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thereafter; after doing that; followed by

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measurement error; calculation error

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(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake

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a little bit; a little while

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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one's family; one's clan

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Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)

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