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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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huh?; what's up?

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in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

reading and writing

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

5

alone; by oneself; on one's own

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to subsist; to keep on living

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

2

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

1

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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high treason

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

that kind of; such a

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shall; should; must

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to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

1

extreme; radical

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

1

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

surely; certainly

3

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

anxiety; concern; fear

1

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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