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movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)

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connection; link; relationship

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strongest ever; most powerful in history

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

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best

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neutrality

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inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

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independence

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to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

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consideration; taking into account

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unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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opponent; antagonist

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hard to do

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in history; ever; historical

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

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hostile party; enemy side

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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government; administration; statesmanship

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harvest

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

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aim; goal; prospect; outlook

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party; set; gang; company; person

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

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impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

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Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

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imperial decision

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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debt collection; debt collector

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

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collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

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eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep

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nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey

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to be damaged; to receive damage

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first offence; first offense; first offender

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felony; serious crime

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tracing back; retroactivity

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to do

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confiscation of property (Edo period)

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expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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neutrality

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don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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