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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

the same day

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multi-

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branch; subdivision

2

Tachikawa

1

1,000; thousand

3

audience; attendance; hearers

1

lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)

1

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

2

lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted

1

retirement

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration

2

Ichiki Kitokurou (1867.5.7-1944.12.17)

1

self-determination; suicide

1

thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days

3

aforementioned; above-mentioned

1

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

Minister of Education, Science and Culture

1

both armies; both teams; both sides

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

3

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

5

handing over; delivery (by hand)

1

public office

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

4

son

1

meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission

1

bureau director; office chief

2

outstanding; excellent; remarkable

1

merger; (presenting a) united front

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

excuse; pretext

8

the world in general; society; convention

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

retrogression; regression

1

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

1

streets

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

1

to cling

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

3

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

3

branch; chapter

1

written resolution

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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