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Edo shogunate (1603-1867)

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full stop; period; end

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personal connections

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

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practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

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change; transformation; innovation; Reformation

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to live through; to survive

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civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

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to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

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ago; since; before; previous

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

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interest; rights; concession

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

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savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough

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soul; spirit; divine spirit

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controlling; suppressing; quelling

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

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husband and wife; married couple

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unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

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to die

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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new era; new period; new age; new epoch

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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as a child; when one was a child

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desperately; for one's dear life

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

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to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

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(not) one

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father

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to rank next to; to come after

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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even though; despite; when

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short; brief

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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to be helpful; to be useful

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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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