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Germany

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Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)

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bishop (Catholic)

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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to acquire a position; to hold an appointment

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payment of taxes

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military service

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therefore; consequently

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history of Japan; Japanese history

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Muromachi period (1333-1573)

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doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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possession; occupation; occupancy

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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trade port

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imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)

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now; nowadays

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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construction at top speed

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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generic; general purpose; all-purpose

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call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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lending and borrowing

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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three meals (a day)

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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week

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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cruise; cruising

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combat ship; combat vessel

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

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one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

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attention seeker; look-at-me

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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