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simple; plain

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misreading; misinterpreting

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misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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French (language)

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German (language)

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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to differ; to vary; to disagree

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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creative

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones

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to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

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national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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at present; now

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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brand new

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only recently; just of late

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E; e

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sender

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to look into; to peer in

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with these words; while saying

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discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

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pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

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throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

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chatting; idle talk

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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only once

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