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enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

3

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

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loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

3

foolish; stupid; silly

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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

3

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

3

since then; from that time; ever since

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one-armed person; one-handed person

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one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)

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vague recollection; faint memory

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if; in case; supposing

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

5

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

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both; both sides; both parties

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

5

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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behavior; behaviour

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conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

2

dinner

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long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

a great variety of; diversity

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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aim

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

2

this sort of

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event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

butter

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chandelier

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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grape; grapevine

3

fruit

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to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

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entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

3

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

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participant; entrant

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inquisitiveness

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taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

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rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing

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oily; greasy; sticky

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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younger scholar; future reference

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