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the shogunate

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)

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secretary (government); director; chief

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intrastate

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inspector; supervisor

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sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

2

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

nothing but; none other than

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

one party; one faction; one clique

1

to perspire; to sweat

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both parties; both sides

3

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

2

to keep balance

1

Ouin

29

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

6

strategist; tactician; schemer

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

6

jealousy; roasted rice cake

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

11

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

2

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

3

North China

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South China

12

important place; strategic point; critical location

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

2

ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open

2

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

speech; address

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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(courteous) invitation; call

2

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

2

softness; gentleness; weakness

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difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

3

to be

4

looks; appearance

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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