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history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

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rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

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Japanese government

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army commander

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

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moderate faction; moderates

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history

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recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going

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to hate; to detest

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good deed; good conduct; benevolence

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to kill one's enemy (opponent)

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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earnest; single-minded

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to be full to the brim

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to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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unavoidable; inevitable

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national armed forces

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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frankness; impulsiveness

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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end; termination point

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dependence; reliance

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spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

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separation; farewell; parting

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

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inevitably; certainly

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view; outlook; prospect

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grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

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left shoulder

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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source (e.g. quotation); authority

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first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

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desperate; hopeless

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baseless; groundless

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

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high-tech

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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