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boy

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Shuuzou

7

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

33

middle period; medium-term

2

being alive

2

enterprising man; businessman; industrialist

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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private; personal

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

4

neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)

2

written appeal; manifesto; declaration

4

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

3

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

3

cold reception; inhospitality

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

3

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

2

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

1

oversight; omission

1

two people; two monarchs; two rulers

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

3

intellectual

5

thought; idea; ideology

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opinion; view; comment

26

formulaic; official

1

motive; incentive; motif

3

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

4

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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Yamato Takeshi

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buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase

1

holding one's ground; defending local authority

4

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

pan-

1

decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

5

front lines; vanguard

1

immediate follower (of the shogun)

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simple and clear; plain and simple

2

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

7

ronin; masterless samurai

2

acquaintance; friend

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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fighting as a volunteer mercenary

3

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

12

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

custom

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

3