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Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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at will

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self-centered; self-centred; selfish

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to disperse; to take a castle

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means; way; measure

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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leaving; accepting

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan

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impatience

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength

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friendship; amity

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easy to understand

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rating; classification; allocation; grading

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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demotion; downgrading

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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both people

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point of view

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Korea

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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great emperor; ... the Great

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with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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profit margin

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foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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our country; our land; one's own country

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to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

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trade (foreign)

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had better do so

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to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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immediate dominance; ID

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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epidemic; plague; pestilence

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spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

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the farthest ends; the furthest ends

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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