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to entrust; to leave to a person

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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to capture; to seize; to plunder

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bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

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demand; request

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wheat

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flour mill; gristmill

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large profit; a killing

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speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

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project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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Tokyo City

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water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

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iron pipe

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bribery scandal; graft case

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release (from prison)

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municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

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laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction

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to run around

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railroad; railway; rail transport

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Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery

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great riches

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cart; wagon

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wood (for building); lumber; timber

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

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looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

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stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position

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prayer; wish; vow

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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abatis

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frequently; very often

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eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)

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the old feudal government; shogunate

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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assault; violence; damaging (someone)

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Yuuhei

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gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus

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Kataoka Kenkichi

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Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement

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House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

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Kenkichi

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false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news

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thus; in this way

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hills and fields; countryside

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rapid progress; radical

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guards

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red hair; ginger hair

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