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conclusion

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sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

4

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

to grow up; to become an adult

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

4

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

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Nara period (710-794 CE)

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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something like ...; something called ...

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at that time; in those days

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samurai; warrior; military family

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

3

gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

1

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

1

adult; grown-up

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

3

politician; statesman

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

judge

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desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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historical play; period drama

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vice; immorality; corruption

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

2

relative; relation; kin

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family; relatives; dependents; household

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

longest; oldest

1

safety; security

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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population; common talk

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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best in the world

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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London (UK)

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crime; offence; offense

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

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