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virtue

1

apology

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

heir

1

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

2

Nobuyo

1

height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer

4

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

sitting upright (properly)

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

3

Sadanori

1

Liberal Party

1

to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish

1

Kawakami Otojirou

13

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

(arch.) to annotate; to write down

1

Nakae Choumin (1847-1901)

1

townspeople

1

regulations for the preservation of law and order

1

political discourse

1

Suehiro Tecchou (1849-1896)

1

spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

person who is ...; thing that is ...

1

politics; government

3

quick to seize an opportunity

1

showman; show manager

3

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

to gain popularity

1

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

8

the whole nation; all the people

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

3

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

3

speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech

1

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

to think of; to come up with

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

5

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

3

starting point; point of departure

1