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Nana

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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Jiemon

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to spread; to be propagated

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food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

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thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki

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to become; to amount to

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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gas light; gas lamp

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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street; quarter; district; area

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brick

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

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building

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western style or fashion

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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

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city planning; urban planning; town planning

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large-scale

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

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Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

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contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

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technological assistance

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fundraising

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opening a business; opening a practice

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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taking the initiative

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

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(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing

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four years

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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wave; ups and downs

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civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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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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reform; reformation; reorganization

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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