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to exercise authority

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Teizou

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The 47 Ronin

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Shoukasonjuku

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Yamaga Sokou

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foreign policy

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oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty

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to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of

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versatility

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to set aside one's interests

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pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case

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to be appointed to a post; to assume office

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course of action

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Christianity

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The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)

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revolution; cataclysm; drastic change

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good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler

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wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely

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finance reform; fiscal reconstruction

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to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid

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(historical) hereditary stipend

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the whole world; the seven seas

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to pass (examination)

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receiver; recipient

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kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)

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arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship

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to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

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bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

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becoming a lordless samurai

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raid

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person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well

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hundred battles; many battles

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Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)

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indispensable; essential; necessary

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

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rare; extraordinary; singular

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to survive; to continue living; to escape death

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small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

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Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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talking about (behind one's back); backbiting

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rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

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to exaggerate

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many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)

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having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

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slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid

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

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to pack; to box; to package

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to perceive; to understand

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