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Imperial Court

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regulation; control

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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colour; color; hue; tints

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

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is not; am not; are not

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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example; illustration; precedent

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simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

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to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

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modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)

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Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)

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Korea

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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chronological table

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Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

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event

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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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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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

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subordination; dependency

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action of making something; -ification

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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peace conference

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Japan and Qing China

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peace treaty

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treaty; pact; convention; agreement

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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indemnities; reparations

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to pay

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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Liaodong Peninsula (China)

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