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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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new government; new administration

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reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

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while in class

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even though; despite; when

4

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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the Imperial Family

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meaning; called; said

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

rare; seldom

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

existing; living; extant

1

the oldest

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extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

1

dynasty

4

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

4

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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

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compared with

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

change of government; regime change

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rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

1

Chinese history

1

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

4

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

4

as a child; when one was a child

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Europe and America; the West

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

Rome

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star; asterisk

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heredity; heritage

1

election

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successive generations; successive emperors

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

to fear; to be afraid of

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

5

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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each individual; each person

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