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pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse

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advocacy of war

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seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

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the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings

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commercial city

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open port; treaty port

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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refutation; confutation

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civilized society; civilised society

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being lightly dressed

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zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas

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progress; development

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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same number

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primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth

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invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling

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secondary meaning; of secondary import

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anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection

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to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines

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six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters

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brilliant; resplendent

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box for holding papers or stationery

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custom; habit; customary practice

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forced to use; forced into a position

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Aizu

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short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

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the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

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aid; assistance

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

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to be in opposition; to be in private life

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electric current

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train

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well-known

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information bureau; intelligence department

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to lure; to invite out

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warning; advice

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Masanaga

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business card

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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battalion; large force

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struggle (for); scramble; contest

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strategist

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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calyx

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