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as if; as though

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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to make merry; to be festive

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deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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sense of inferiority; one's weak point

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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

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five-sided fortification

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mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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brave; heroic; gallant

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to hasten one's death

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leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

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to let someone say

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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simple; easy

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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spirit; disposition

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times

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to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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heroic; brave

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son

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person killed in action; the war dead

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overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

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new government; new administration

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battle; fight; combat

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dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

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(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

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annoying; provoking

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