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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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Home Minister (pre-1947)

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choked voice; broken voice; emotional voice

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to lure; to invite out

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

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the Absolute

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successor; replacement; second wife

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job description; job specification; job content

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farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

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very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous

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won't you

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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objection!; question!

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(vocal) volume

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trembling voice; quavering voice

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

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maximum; extreme; utmost

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corpulence; fatness; obesity

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manor; villa

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everyday; always; at all times; frequently

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to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

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I; me; my humble self

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fresh

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approximately the same

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water jug

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

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to be detained; to take time

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we; us

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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leaving (fleeing) the capital

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standard of revolt; banner of rebellion

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eagerly; earnestly; ardently

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heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

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alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine

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to continue to receive

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extrusion; protrusion; bulge; projecting part; overhang

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continuation of war, fighting or battle

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chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

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to pass away; to die

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harmful; hazardous

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