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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

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castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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to become; to amount to

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feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

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front gate

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temple (Buddhist)

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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

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Seishuuraigeiji

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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sinking; subsidence

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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stone wall

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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water shortage

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to write down; to record; to register

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur

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to rank next to; to come after

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mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

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Frois

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Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz

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missionary

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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castle tower

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two

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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Lake Biwa

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to be based in (a place)

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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land and water

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