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model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

2

(in) one's own way

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

enrich the country, strengthen the army

1

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

1

land tax

2

tax yields; revenue

1

promotion; encouragement

3

Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

Maebashi (city in Gunma)

18

order; turn

4

won't do (for me)

6

general affairs

3

section manager; section chief

5

to arrive; to come

2

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

3

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

1

executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities

3

document; papers

9

(encouragement of) industry

8

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

6

Eitarō

2

control; management (e.g. of a business)

4

windy; windswept; blowy

1

door

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

9

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging

3

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

3

doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

3

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

15

double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself

2

Gunma Prefecture (Kanto area)

10

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

government office building

1

Takasaki (city in Gunma)

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

11

influential person; man of importance

2

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

6

retirement; resignation; stepping down

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

3

stone monument

1

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

2

resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture

5

affectionate father; loving father

1

to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

2

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

4