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democratic

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politics; government

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Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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accepting with pleasure

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rule; government

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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end; close

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massing (of troops); gathering

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originally; by nature; from the start

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first meeting; first contest between

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diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer

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motif

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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to dig up; to expose; to disclose

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malicious; deliberately mean

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to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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the past is the past; let bygones be bygones

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irresolute; hesitant

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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to realize; to realise

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eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

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to bear; to endure

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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about this time

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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fate; destiny; lot

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never again

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it is I who should say so

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

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to blush; to redden

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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to keep running

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evolution; progress

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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person with an unhealthy romantic obsession

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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way of handling

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pace

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