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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

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what sort; what kind

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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how; in what way; how about

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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Japan

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Japanese person

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

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and then; after that

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several days later

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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boy

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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four years

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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28th day of the month; 28 days

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Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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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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wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

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to leave this world; to die

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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to become; to be

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

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