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to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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forearm

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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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to do

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sovereign; ruler; head of state

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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subject; national

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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present time; now; nowadays

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the whole world

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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to arrive; to come to pass

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my; our; one's own

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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new; unused; new; obvious; natural

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leather

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to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

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period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

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full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

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this

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your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)

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to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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the Emperor's person or presence

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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

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older brother

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