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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

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based on; on the basis of

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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system; organization; organisation; architecture

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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they

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planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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to hold a ceremony

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wartime

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new; fresh; novel

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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reason; cause; circumstances

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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violent explosion; bursting

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soundless; mute

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gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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body; physical system; (the) person

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Heian period (794-1185)

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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Pacific War (1941-1945)

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real experience; actual observations

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the greatest of the day

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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antiquity; the previous era

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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glory

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process; course; mechanism

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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demand for; request

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

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complete change; about-face

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that well-known ...

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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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