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how; why

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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technological assistance

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Kumejirou

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earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

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Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)

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Jiemon

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

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Genzui

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imprisonment

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complete power of attorney

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henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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western style or fashion

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prefectural ordinance

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to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment

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etiquette; good manners

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gas light; gas lamp

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city planning; urban planning; town planning

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fundraising

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proclamation; promulgation

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practice writing with a brush; study; learning

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bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

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lamp chimney

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current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence

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high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

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fair copy; clean copy

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

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modernization; modernisation

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food culture; dietary culture; cuisine

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tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

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geisha

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Gunma (prefecture)

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly

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clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom

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rice ball

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making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

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cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

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reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

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middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

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major powers of the world; great powers

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rudder; helm

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

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Nana

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well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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direct appeal

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opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

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